The average college senior in Utah graduated with about $20,000 in loans in 2016 — the lowest total in the United States. Across the country, the typical New Hampshire graduate was in much sorrier shape: over $36,000 in hock, the nation’s highest average. Both figures come from The Institute for College Access and Success’s annual study of student debt, released last week.

In a finding consistent with previous surveys, the report found that students in Western states accumulated the least amount of college debt, while those in the Northeast and Midwest owed the most. Loans from private banks and lenders — which often come with higher rates of interest that make them difficult to pay off — are also concentrated in certain schools and states, particularly Pennsylvania.

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