2027 Best Value Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/plant-protection-and-integrated-pest-management/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for plant protection & integrated pest management students.
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2027 Best Value Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in plant protection & integrated pest management, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management Schools
For return on investment in plant protection & integrated pest management, no school beat Ohio State University Main Campus this year. Set in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,244, compared with $40,022 for out-of-state students. Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management graduates carry a median of $13,911 in student loans. Early-career plant protection & integrated pest management graduates make about $42,712. That is a strong return on a $13,911 median debt. Ohio State University Main Campus admits about 61% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.