Best Universities for Supply Chain Management in the UK 2027
University of South Wales tops our 2027 supply chain management ranking with 54 points, achieving 92% academic support and 90% teaching quality. Northumbria University comes second with 51 points. University of Portsmouth and University of Derby are joint third with 48 points each. We ranked all 12 UK universities offering supply chain management degrees across eight metrics: graduate earnings, teaching quality, student satisfaction, academic support, safety, cost of living, social life and sustainability.
University of Portsmouth (joint 3rd) produces £32,000 — the highest supply chain management graduate earnings in this ranking. University of Hull (5th) achieves 100% academic support — the only institution in this field to do so. Anglia Ruskin University (10th, last) has the lowest academic support at 68% and lowest teaching quality at 52% — the most extreme course delivery outlier in this field. University of Derby (joint 3rd) achieves 96% academic support and 93% teaching quality.
For how these universities compare across all subjects, see the Unifresher best universities overall ranking and our best universities for employability.
Supply Chain Management University Rankings 2027
| # | University | Grad Earnings | Satisfaction | Teaching Quality | Academic Support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South Wales Pontypridd |
£29,000 | 72% | 90% | 92% | 54 |
| 2 | Northumbria University, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne |
£29,500 | 74% | 83% | 85% | 51 |
| 3 | University of Portsmouth Portsmouth |
£32,000 | 77% | 83% | 96% | 48 |
| 3 | University of Derby Derby |
£25,000 | 74% | 93% | 96% | 48 |
| 4 | Keele University Newcastle-under-Lyme |
£25,000 | 81% | 75% | 85% | 42 |
| 5 | University of Hull Hull |
£30,000 | 76% | 69% | 100% | 39 |
| 6 | University of Salford Salford |
£25,000 | 73% | 74% | 85% | 37 |
| 6 | Aston University Birmingham |
£30,000 | 75% | 85% | 88% | 37 |
| 7 | Kingston University Kingston upon Thames |
£22,500 | 71% | 87% | 90% | 36 |
| 8 | University of Birmingham Birmingham |
£30,000 | 72% | 79% | 85% | 34 |
| 9 | University of Greenwich London |
£23,500 | 69% | 84% | 88% | 32 |
| 10 | Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge |
£28,000 | 70% | 52% | 68% | 29 |
What the ranking tells you about studying supply chain management
Supply chain management covers procurement, logistics, inventory management, operations management, supplier relationship management, demand forecasting, sustainability in supply chains and global sourcing. With only 12 universities in this ranking, applicants are directly comparing every programme in the field. Supply chain management is one of the most career-ready undergraduate degrees, producing graduates who enter well-defined professional pathways in operations, procurement and logistics at major manufacturers, retailers and logistics providers.
Anglia Ruskin at 10th (last): 52% teaching quality, 68% academic support
Anglia Ruskin University ranks 10th (last) with 29 points and achieves 52% teaching quality and 68% academic support — the lowest in this field by a significant margin. The next-lowest teaching quality is University of Hull at 69% and University of Salford at 74%. The next-lowest academic support is Kingston at 85%. Anglia Ruskin ranks 10th because of reasonable city-level scores in Cambridge and relatively solid graduate earnings of £28,000. For a professional degree where supply chain simulation, procurement law teaching and operations management case-study quality directly shapes graduate competence, 52% teaching quality and 68% academic support require direct investigation before any application.
University of Hull at 5th: 100% academic support, 69% teaching quality
University of Hull ranks 5th with 39 points and achieves 100% academic support — the only institution in this 12-university field to do so. However, its teaching quality is 69% — the second-lowest in the field. Hull ranks 5th because low safety and sustainability scores alongside the lowest earnings rank (1 of 12) suppress the overall position despite the maximum academic support score. University of Derby (joint 3rd) achieves 96% academic support and 93% teaching quality from a higher position — the strongest balanced course delivery profile in the field. For students prioritising high academic support specifically, Hull’s 100% is unmatched in this field. For a more balanced course delivery profile, Derby’s 96%/93% is the strongest in the ranking.
University of Portsmouth (joint 3rd) produces the highest earnings at £32,000 and achieves 96% academic support alongside 83% teaching quality. University of Derby (joint 3rd) achieves 96% academic support and 93% teaching quality — the strongest combined score in the field outside Hull. The two joint-3rd-place programmes differ primarily on earnings (Portsmouth £32,000, Derby £25,000) and teaching quality (Derby 93%, Portsmouth 83%). For students comparing these two programmes directly: Portsmouth produces higher earnings with stronger academic support; Derby produces stronger teaching quality at lower earnings. Neither is clearly better — the choice depends on whether earnings or teaching delivery quality is the priority.
For a broader view of how these universities compare, see the Unifresher overall best universities ranking.
