With the average student loan debt reaching over $39,000 per borrower, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s States with the Most and Least Student Debt, as well as expert commentary.
To determine the states that are friendliest toward student-loan debtors, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. The data set ranges from average student debt to unemployment rate among the population aged 25 to 34 to share of students with past-due loan balances.
Student Debt in South Carolina (1=Most; 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 6th
- 11th – Avg. Student Debt
- 12th – Proportion of Students with Debt
- 5th – Student Debt as % of Income (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 11th – Unemployment Rate of Population Aged 25 to 34
- 30th – % of Student Loans Past Due or in Default
- 27th – Availability of Student Jobs
- 9th – Availability of Paid Internships
- 19th – Grant Growth
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-student-debt/7520
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
