Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management

A program that focuses on the application of scientific principles to the control of animal, insect and weed infestation of domesticated plant populations and other settings, including agricultural crops; the prevention/reduction of attendant economic loss; and the control of environmental pollution and degradation related to pest infestation and pest control measures. Includes instruction in entomology, applicable animal sciences, plant pathology and physiology, weed science, crop science, and environmental toxicology.

For all the 147 degrees awarded in Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management per year, the majority of them are Masters degree. Out of the 41 students graduating with degrees at the Masters degree level across the US, 44% percent identify as men and 56% percent identify as women. While students at schools all over the US study Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management, Tennessee has the most graduates. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management is $45,600.