Minneapolis, MN (population: 386,751) has two agriculture schools within its city limits. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest ranked school in the city with an agriculture program, has a total student population of 51,659. It is the 31st highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Minnesota. To learn more about agriculture programs in Minneapolis, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of agriculture professors at University of Minnesota such as Beverly Durgan, Bradly Greiman, Marcia Hathaway, John Lamb, Vance Moery, and Tony Seykora.
Agriculture students from Minneapolis schools who go on to become agriculturalists, farmers, agricultural engineers, agricultural scientists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Farmers and ranchers make on average $42,710 per year and there are about 520 of them employed in the US today.
Minneapolis lies in Hennepin county, which is one of the 61 counties in Minnesota. Overall, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area has 1,729,750 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.4% unemployment rate, $23.40/hr average worker wage, and a $48,670 average annual salary.
Of the 2 agriculture schools in Minneapolis, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Dunwoody College of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($23,022/yr) for agriculture students, with University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as the lowest, reported at only $14,061/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Minneapolis |
| St Louis Park | MN | - | 1 | 8.81324 | 12 | 3.9 miles |
| Saint Louis Park | MN | 46,353 | 2 | 11.1178 | 24 | 4.5 miles |
| Edina | MN | 45,900 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.5 miles |
| Mendota Heights | MN | - | 2 | 22.3643 | 19 | 8.3 miles |
| Saint Paul | MN | 281,501 | 17 | 26.5648 | 744 | 8.4 miles |
| Brooklyn Center | MN | - | 2 | 15.2653 | 32 | 8.6 miles |
| Bloomington | MN | 81,380 | 8 | 29.5654 | 333 | 9.3 miles |
| Plymouth | MN | 72,954 | 4 | 34.6308 | 185 | 10.2 miles |
| Eagan | MN | 64,507 | 4 | 19.0283 | 31 | 11.1 miles |
| Brooklyn Park | MN | 72,758 | 3 | 8.3746 | 127 | 11.1 miles |
| Eden Prairie | MN | 62,379 | 2 | 4.18307 | 19 | 12.0 miles |
| Inver Grove Heights | MN | - | 1 | 10.5306 | 43 | 13.6 miles |
| Burnsville | MN | 59,309 | 1 | 29.2107 | 2 | 13.8 miles |
| Maple Grove | MN | 63,633 | 0 | - | 0 | 13.9 miles |
| Blaine | MN | 56,366 | 2 | 20.1744 | 20 | 14.8 miles |
| White Bear Lake | MN | - | 1 | 10.7099 | 66 | 15.4 miles |
| Woodbury | MN | 58,631 | 2 | 26.3629 | 27 | 17.5 miles |
| Lake Elmo | MN | - | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.3 miles |
| Saint Peter | MN | - | 1 | 36.7798 | 76 | 56.1 miles |
| Saint Cloud | MN | 67,771 | 3 | 25.374 | 204 | 59.9 miles |
| Pine City | MN | - | 1 | 14.515 | 24 | 62.2 miles |
| Mankato | MN | - | 3 | 19.0215 | 174 | 65.8 miles |
| North Mankato | MN | - | 1 | 14.452 | 54 | 66.2 miles |
| Willmar | MN | - | 1 | 19.0395 | 78 | 87.7 miles |
| Eau Claire | WI | 66,106 | 3 | 29.3261 | 160 | 87.8 miles |