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May 09, 2022 - 7:08am | By Kyle Cornell
(San Francisco, CA) -- Students graduating high school this year could take on nearly 40-thousand dollars in student loan debt for a bachelor's degree.
An analysis from NerdWallet found a 2022 high school graduate could borrow as much as 39-thousand-500 dollars in student loans by the time they finish their bachelor's degree. About one-point-three million high school graduates are estimated to enter a four-year college and 42 percent of college students take on student loan debt.
The average cost of attending a public university is more than 22-thousand dollars per year.
You can find out more from the analysis by clicking here.