My daughter is at UofSC. She’s International Business, but they have to pick a functional major as well. Only a sophomore, but has been applying to internships and having some luck.

I work in aviation/aerospace and it’s probably one of the few places where SCM will remain, just because of the complexity of procurement and the many suppliers required to build planes and run airlines. I would absolutely recommend a college student to consider it because it touches so many aspects of business and at least where I work the career path from entry level to management is rapid and defined. The other benefit of working in SCM at a large company like an airline is that there are interactions with many other departments and suppliers, especially legal and maintenance and finance. It is a great place for someone to keep other options like law school or an MBA open down the road.

Anonymous wrote:Have your child research different programs to get a sense what appeals to them.
Also looks at Industrial Engineering.
In some areas, Supply Chain Mgmt is more of the procurement focus - in other areas it can be strategic
example - how do manage our suppliers across the globe so that if there is political / environmental issues, we are still able to operate efficiently
Or what is the trade-off of an inexpensive vs more expensive RM supplier on the quality of the product

Supply chain management is in high demand and will be for a long time to come.

My friend’s DD graduated with this degree two years ago and got a fantastic job that she still loves via a senior year on-campus career fair.

She went to NC State and did extraordinarily well. When she applied/got there, she had no idea what she wanted to do or major in. She chose to opt in to a first year program specifically for undecided kids who want to explore broadly with similarly curious cohort of undecided kids. This was possibly part of the Honors program? Not sure. But again, she said it was a great experience.

From there, she started trying some business courses, in addition to everything else. Led her to supply chain management, which led to a first job that includes that piece within a more broader portfolio. Lots of hands-on responsibility. She’s super happy.

Anonymous wrote:SCM is going full AI. Toss that degree on the already crowded "fluff" pile.

Sadly agree with this. Though I do think there will still be jobs in certain niche markets, where human accountability is required.

Tennessee has a well respected program and, interestingly, in considered in-state for tuition purposed from VA because the major is not offered in the VA schools.

Obviously verify, but that is my understanding.

SCM is going full AI. Toss that degree on the already crowded "fluff" pile.

Anonymous wrote:I have no comprehension of how students can know they are interested in these niche fields and how they can be confident in getting a job, unless they already have family or local connections to a major employer who basically runs the college major.

Meh. Kids who love Legos study civil or mech E; organized kids who like getting sh!t done study supply chain. They play to their strengths, those strengths are valuable, and jobs come. Exactly what the path will be can't be predicted, but employability can.

Talk to Tony S @ Barone Sanitation, he probably has a few tips.

I have no comprehension of how students can know they are interested in these niche fields and how they can be confident in getting a job, unless they already have family or local connections to a major employer who basically runs the college major.

I have two kids that graduated in this field.

What your student needs to do is go to the website of the college they are going to attend and check out course work and internships available.

As for job prospects I would look at the companies that come to the college career fair.

Unemployment is rising fast no degree besides accounting and a few others is going to guarntee a job.

Supply chain is a large field it encompasess forecasting, merchandizing, operations, procurement, costs, movement of goods from one place to another, etc....

Industrial engineering is not the same. Can be similar jobs after graduation. Much harder degree to get.

My kids love their jobs however each took a different avenue.

One leans more into start ups and the other into large multi national companies.

There are job opportunities but given where this country is going it will be even more limited.

Auburn

Daughter’s roommate received her degree in scm. She had several offers before graduating ‘25 and now works in something aerospace related in North Carolina. Very well paid, but I don’t know exact figures.

The entire friend group loved their Auburn experience, but I don’t know how much of this was major-specific for the scm girl. I did note when we would visit that she was very organized, and driven.

Have your child research different programs to get a sense what appeals to them.
Also looks at Industrial Engineering.
In some areas, Supply Chain Mgmt is more of the procurement focus - in other areas it can be strategic
example - how do manage our suppliers across the globe so that if there is political / environmental issues, we are still able to operate efficiently
Or what is the trade-off of an inexpensive vs more expensive RM supplier on the quality of the product

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a kid who is studying or graduated with this degree? Would they recommend the program? Happy with internships and/or jobs?

I would recommend majoring in Industrial Engineering instead.

Does anyone have a kid who is studying or graduated with this degree? Would they recommend the program? Happy with internships and/or jobs?