This statistic shows the average debt of university graduates in the United States for the academic year 2016/17, distinguished by institution type. In 2016/17, graduate students from public colleges in the United States had an average debt of 27,293 U.S. dollars.
Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2016/17, by institution type
(in U.S. dollars)
Data for Private (For-Profit) institutions are not available.
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Institute for College Access & Success. (February 22, 2019). Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2016/17, by institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/
Institute for College Access & Success. "Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2016/17, by institution type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/
Institute for College Access & Success. (2019). Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2016/17, by institution type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/
Institute for College Access & Success. "Average Graduate Debt Levels in The United States in 2016/17, by Institution Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/
Institute for College Access & Success, Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2016/17, by institution type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/ (last visited January 27, 2020)
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