< $10K
$10K – $29K
$30K – $49K
$50K – $99K
$100K – $149K
TOTAL STUDENT DEBT
Amount of student-loan debt respondents have taken out in their lifetimes:
0
50%
25%
$150K +
21%
26%
19%
21%
6%
7%
0
50%
25%
< $10K
$10K – $29K
$30K – $49K
$50K – $99K
$100K – $149K
$150K +
TOTAL LOAN BALANCE
42%
28%
15%
11%
4%
2%
Amount of student-loan debt respondents have left to pay off:
0
50%
25%
< $100
$100 – $199
$200 – $299
$300 – $399
$400 – $499
$500 +
MONTHLY PAYMENT
31%
24%
20%
12%
6%
8%
Amount of money each respondent pays toward their debt every month:
Source: Business Insider Intelligence, “Master Your Money: Learn & Plan Survey.” 2,007 US adults ages 19–37 were surveyed online during November 22–27, 2019. Of that number, 1,219 had taken out student loans and 836 were still paying off their student loan debt.
Sample size: 1,219
Sample size: 826
Sample size: 1,219