The statistic shows the average total college savings made by families in the United States in 2018, by vehicle. The average amounts saved by U.S. families for college by means of an investment account in 2018 amounted to 426 U.S. dollars, totaling around 2,616 U.S. dollars on average.
Average total college savings saved by families in the United States in 2018, by vehicle
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Sallie Mae. (May 17, 2018). Average total college savings saved by families in the United States in 2018, by vehicle [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260171/average-amount-saved-by-families-for-college-by-savings-vehicle-us/
Sallie Mae. "Average total college savings saved by families in the United States in 2018, by vehicle." Chart. May 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260171/average-amount-saved-by-families-for-college-by-savings-vehicle-us/
Sallie Mae. (2018). Average total college savings saved by families in the United States in 2018, by vehicle. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260171/average-amount-saved-by-families-for-college-by-savings-vehicle-us/
Sallie Mae. "Average Total College Savings Saved by Families in The United States in 2018, by Vehicle." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260171/average-amount-saved-by-families-for-college-by-savings-vehicle-us/
Sallie Mae, Average total college savings saved by families in the United States in 2018, by vehicle Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260171/average-amount-saved-by-families-for-college-by-savings-vehicle-us/ (last visited June 25, 2022)