In a report released August 2, WalletHub determined the best and worst states for student debt. The site ranked all 50 states and Washington D.C., across two dimensions: student-loan indebtedness and grant and student work opportunities. Those dimensions were then evaluated using 12 metrics, including average student debt, availability of student jobs and grant growth.
Here are the states with the most student debt:
1. Pennsylvania
2. Delaware
3. Mississippi
4. West Virginia
5. South Dakota
6. Ohio
7. New Hampshire
8. South Carolina
9. Georgia
10. New Jersey
Here are the states with the least student debt:
1. Utah
2. Hawaii
3. New Mexico
4. Wyoming
5. California
6. Washington
7. Florida
8. Colorado
9. Nevada
10. Alaska
