This statistic shows the average among of debt held by former students one year after graduation from their undergraduate studies in the United States, by parental status and gender. For women, graduates without children had an average debt of 25, 638 U.S. dollars one year after graduation in comparison to graduates with children for whom average debt was 29,452 U.S. dollars.
Average amount of debt held by students in the United States one year after graduation in 2011/12, by parental status and gender (in U.S. dollars)
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Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). (November 30, 2014). Average amount of debt held by students in the United States one year after graduation in 2011/12, by parental status and gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/644226/us-student-parents-average-undergraduate-debt/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). "Average amount of debt held by students in the United States one year after graduation in 2011/12, by parental status and gender (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644226/us-student-parents-average-undergraduate-debt/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). (2014). Average amount of debt held by students in the United States one year after graduation in 2011/12, by parental status and gender (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644226/us-student-parents-average-undergraduate-debt/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). "Average Amount of Debt Held by Students in The United States One Year after Graduation in 2011/12, by Parental Status and Gender (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644226/us-student-parents-average-undergraduate-debt/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), Average amount of debt held by students in the United States one year after graduation in 2011/12, by parental status and gender (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644226/us-student-parents-average-undergraduate-debt/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Average amount of debt held by students in the United States one year after graduation in 2011/12, by parental status and gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), November 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/644226/us-student-parents-average-undergraduate-debt/