I didnât think it could be true. We ate at the restaurant and when the sun went down, we took off on a boat into the night. A few minutes later, you could see schools of fish glowing greenish-blue in the water. I put my hand in the water and that made it glow as well. Our guide suggested diving in and swimming around.
At the opposite end of the spectrum sat Columbia Universityâs medical school at $61,485. Average Debt at Graduation for Physicians. The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that the average medical school debt balance for graduating physicians in 2015 was $183,000, and is no doubt higher today. Add that burden to their average undergraduate balance of $24,000 and the total average student loan balance for a doctor is $207,000.
New Hampshire has the highest average student loan debt per student ($36,101) from the Class of 2015. Utah has the lowest average student loan debt per student ($18,873) from the Class of 2015. Student Loan Debt Per Capita In Select U.S. States. In the U.S., the average student loan debt per capita is $4,920. Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan have among the highest student loan debt per capita in the nation. As of 2015, more than 42 million student loan borrowers have student loan debt of $100,000 or less.