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Going to college or university isn't cheap, and with an average debt of $29,400, many graduates will be paying for their student loans long after graduation day. These states are home to the highest average student debts among loan-carrying, graduating seniors in 2012, according to The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). Can you guess which state had the highest?
Average debt: $31,156
Students with debt: 69 percent
About 88 percent of students who graduated from Bryant University in 2012 had an average of $44,580 in student loans – the highest in the state. It’s also nearly $4,600 more than the Rhode Island school with the next-highest average debt, Salve Regina University.
University of Rhode Island graduates faced an average debt of $30, 387 that year, while Rhode Island College students owed an average of $23,110.
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