Dreams deferred: The ongoing burden of student loans


Student loan debt is forcing young Americans to put off major life milestones, including marriage, home ownership and parenthood.

That’s according to a Bankrate survey on student loan debt. The survey was done in February and had a total sample size of 3,885 U.S. adults, per Bankrate.

Americans have a whopping $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. More than 44 million people owe on their student loans, Forbes reports, and the per-person average for 2017 graduates is $28,650. Those ages 30 to 39…

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