More and more employers are looking at college debt repayment as a driver to find new and fresh talent. Earlier this week, we shared with you the top states whose residents have some of the worst college debt; now we share the best.
10 best states for student loan debt
In addition, student loan indebtedness was calculated using five of those metrics, including “student debt as a percentage of income” as well as the “percentage of student loans in past-due or default status.”
WalletHub has IDd the following state’s citizens best at handling student debt.
Number 10: New Mexico
Student loan indebtedness rank: 8
Number 9: Hawaii
Student loan indebtedness rank: 10
Number 8: Colorado
Student loan indebtedness rank: 15
Number 7: Alaska
Student loan indebtedness rank: 6
Number 6: Washington
Student loan indebtedness rank: 5
Number 5: Virginia
Student loan indebtedness rank: 7
Number 4: Nevada
Student loan indebtedness rank: 4
Number 3: North Dakota
Student loan indebtedness rank: 3
Number 2: Wyoming
Student loan indebtedness rank: 2
Number 1: Utah
Student loan indebtedness rank: 1
Top 10 worst states with student debt
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