Washington college grads carry less debt than students in other states, survey finds

Here’s one survey where it’s good that Washington is ranked near the bottom: the average amount of student-loan debt.

Students who graduated from Washington colleges in 2016 have among the lowest average student-loan debt when compared to grads in the rest of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a survey by LendEDU, a New Jersey company that offers student-loan refinancing.