...and the most debt for graduate school, too

Average amount of federal graduate loans, class of 2016

Bar chart showing that Black men and women have the largest amount of federal loans 12 months after completing a graduate degree. Black women have the most debt, at $58,252 on average; Black men have $49,416 on average. The next highest is multiracial women, with $43,984. Asian men have the least debt on average, at $9,913.

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*There was insufficient data on Native American men and multiracial men for analysis.

Amount includes both principal and interest. Analysis based on data from the U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: 2016 and Baccalaureate and Beyond: 2016/2017 surveys.

Source: The Education Trust
Chart: Jasmine Mithani & Chabeli CarrazanaThe 19th・19thnews.org