Minneapolis, MN (population: 386,751) has ten liberal arts and humanities schools within its city limits. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest ranked school in the city with a liberal arts and humanities 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 liberal arts and humanities programs in Minneapolis, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of liberal arts and humanities professors at University of Minnesota such as Christine Baeumler, Gerald Erickson, Leroy Gardner, Jason Gaspar, Sam Hoolihan, and George Kliger.
Liberal Arts and Humanities students from Minneapolis schools who go on to become liberal arts and humanities graduate professionals, designers, artists, reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 56,880 people working as education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,160. Also, Mathematicians make on average $93,920 per year and there are about 2,770 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 10 liberal arts and humanities schools in Minneapolis, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Institute of Production and Recording comes out as the most expensive ($33,354/yr) for liberal arts and humanities students, with Minneapolis Community and Technical College as the lowest, reported at only $13,072/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 |