Understanding College Graduates’ Debt Burden: The Role of Institutional and State Factors

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Friday 7:45 am - Gold 1
  In Roundtable Session: Student Debt: Information, Decision-Making and Outcomes

Abstract

This study investigates whether and, if so, how institutional and state factors may shape debt burdens for college graduates. Using robust national datasets from five sources and zero-inflated beta regression, it illuminates critical student-institutional-state dynamics, addressing the $2.1 trillion student loan crisis and informing equitable higher education policy.

Authors

• Rong Chen, Seton Hall University

• Jennifer A. Delaney, University of California - Berkeley

• Thong Trinh, University of California - Berkeley