According to a survey of U.S. adults in 2019, 66 percent of respondents who had student loan debt totaling from 20,000 to under 35,000 U.S. dollars reported that taking on student loan debt was not worth it. 100 percent of respondents with 200,000 to under 250,000 U.S. dollars of debt said the same.
Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount
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Morning Consult. (October 10, 2019). Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult. (2019). Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults Who Believe Their Student Loan Debt Was Not worth It in The United States in 2019, by Student Debt Amount." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult, Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/ (last visited October 03, 2023)
Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount [Graph], Morning Consult, October 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/