This statistic shows the average debt of university graduates in the United States for the academic year 2018/19, distinguished by institution type. In 2018/19, students who graduated from public colleges in the United States had an average debt of 27,539 U.S. dollars.
Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2018/19, by institution type (in U.S. dollars)
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Institute for College Access & Success. (January 26, 2021). Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2018/19, by institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, 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 2018/19, by institution type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/
Institute for College Access & Success. (2021). Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2018/19, by institution type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. 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 2018/19, by Institution Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2021, 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 2018/19, 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 December 07, 2023)
Average graduate debt levels in the United States in 2018/19, by institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for College Access & Success, January 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235222/median-student-debt-in-the-us-by-institution-type/