Best Operations Management Schools Near Louisville, KY (2026)

Louisville, Kentucky has 2 accredited schools offering operations management programs, with tuition ranging from $13,976 to $29,310 per year for indexed programs. Louisville has a population of about 1,003,412. In the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, the top-earning operations management-related role is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager at a median $98,040 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Operations Management Schools to Louisville

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer operations management programs near Louisville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Louisville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky operations management page.

Operations Management Wages Near Louisville

Louisville is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (BLS area code 31140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
General and Operations Manager	$89,140	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$95,747
Logistician	$63,880	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$68,614
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager	$98,040	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$105,306

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Louisville at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	93.1 (below U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Louisville-Area Cities With Operations Management Programs

Jeffersontown, KY – 5.1 mi away (27,352 pop)
Jeffersonville, IN – 12.2 mi away (47,124 pop)
Clarksville, IN – 12.6 mi away (21,920 pop)
New Albany, IN – 13.7 mi away (36,670 pop)
Shelbyville, KY – 22.9 mi away (22,779 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited operations management schools are near Louisville, KY?

Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering operations management programs near Louisville. The closest is University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in Cincinnati, OH (90.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Oakland City University (93.2 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying operations management roles near Louisville?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying operations management-related roles near Louisville are: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager ($98,040), General and Operations Manager ($89,140), Logistician ($63,880). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Jeffersontown instead of Louisville?

Jeffersontown, KY is 5.1 miles from Louisville and has its own set of local operations management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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