By The Numbers

In 2010-2011 more than 50% of Michigan State students took out federal student loans at an average amount of more than $7,000. Despite this funding, the net price, or gap students were responsible for between the amount of funding they had and the total cost of tuition and living expenses, was more than $5,500 on average. Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Average salary of a student working 20 hours a week vs. the annual cost of Living in Michigan

Sources: Department of Labor, MIT Living Wage Calculator

Annual cost vs. average amount of student loans received

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, MIT Living Wage Calculator