A largely rural state, Minnesota is filled with colleges, many tucked away in its beautiful landscape. Like most states, Minnesota has a very good state university system that offers scores of majors with well financed academic departments. Minnesota CollegesMinnesota is better known for its smaller liberal arts colleges. These schools offer a deep humanities and/or science education preparing students for a wide variety of careers. Large cities like Minneapolis/St. Paul and Duluth, have community colleges and vocational schools offering liberal arts classes or, more likely, specific career training for adult students. Minnesota EconomyMinnesota is rich in natural resources. A few square miles of land in the northern parts... Read More

A largely rural state, Minnesota is filled with colleges, many tucked away in its beautiful landscape. Like most states, Minnesota has a very good state university system that offers scores of majors with well financed academic departments. Minnesota Colleges
Minnesota is better known for its smaller liberal arts colleges. These schools offer a deep humanities and/or science education preparing students for a wide variety of careers. Large cities like Minneapolis/St. Paul and Duluth, have community colleges and vocational schools offering liberal arts classes or, more likely, specific career training for adult students. Minnesota Economy
Minnesota is rich in natural resources. A few square miles of land in the northern parts of the state produce more than 75% of the nation's iron ore. The state's farms rank high in yields of corn, wheat, rye, alfalfa, and sugar beets. Other leading farm products include butter, eggs, milk, potatoes, green peas, barley, soybeans, oats, and livestock. Factories produce machinery, fabricated metals, flour-mill products, plastics, electronic computers, scientific instruments, and processed foods. The state is also a leader in the printing and paper-products industries. Minneapolis is a trade center of the Midwest and St. Paul is the nation's biggest publisher of calendars and law books. These twin cities are the nation's third-largest trucking center. Duluth, on Lake Superior, has the nation's largest inland harbor and now handles a significant amount of foreign trade. Rochester is home to the Mayo Clinic, a world-famous medical and cancer research center. Tourism is growing considerably in Minnesota, with arts, fishing, hunting, water sports, and winter sports bringing in millions of visitors each year. Minnesota Attractions
Among the most popular attractions are the St. Paul Winter Carnival; the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, the Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, and Minnehaha Park, in Minneapolis; Boundary Waters Canoe Area; Voyageurs National Park; North Shore Drive; the Minnesota Zoological Gardens; and the state's more than 10,000 lakes. Hide