2026 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/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for plant protection & integrated pest management students.
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2026 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
Leading the list is Ohio State University Main Campus, our #1 best value for plant protection & integrated pest management in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,244, while out-of-state students pay about $40,022. Students borrow a median of $13,911 to complete the plant protection & integrated pest management program here. Early-career plant protection & integrated pest management graduates make about $42,712. That is a strong return on a $13,911 median debt. Roughly 61% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools 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).
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