by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
Student debt has proven a huge problem for young Americans for years.
Currently, 43 million borrowers hold $1.3 trillion in debt across the U.S. and that’s growing by a whopping $2,726 every single second. According to the student loan news website’s “Student Loan Report“, an average U.S. student graduated with $16,929 of student loan debt in 2015. At state level, New Hampshire had the highest average debt per student in 2015 at $25,740.
This chart shows average debt per graduate in U.S. states in 2015.
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