Average Monthly Student Loan Payment Per State?
Mike Brown for LendEDU
With recent student loan borrowers owing $28,565 in student loan debt on average, monthly payments have become a sizable financial commitment that most consumers need to account for in their budget for up to a decade and possibly longer. Pile a monthly student loan payment of a few hundred dollars on...
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