Dive Brief:

• Northeastern University leads a list of the nation's top 35 online MBA programs with a focus on supply chain management, according to Online MBA Today. 
• Arizona State University, the University of Nebraska — Lincoln, Lehigh University and North Carolina State University completed the top five. Only Northeastern offers the degree at a full cost exceeding more than $50,000. 
• Schools were ranked on weighted reviews of cost, prestige, graduation rates, entry-level earnings and accreditation.

Dive Insight:

Supply chain management is an industry likely to be transformed by technology and changing business practices. These changes will require stronger, adaptive leaders who will be able to foresee and to capitalize upon new strategies for how companies will require goods and services to be produced. 

For higher education leaders, the listing accentuates the point for degree programs to be accessible and supportive of strong industries, and demands connections between corporate and academic hubs to ensure that a talented and knowledgeable workforce is being produced.