The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) released a report that looked at the debt incurred by 2013 college graduates. The report had the state of Iowa ranking in at ninth in a list of the states with the highest average debt. 

The ten states with the highest average student debt in the nation were:

10	South Carolina ($29,092)
9	Iowa ($29,370)
8	Michigan ($29,583)
7	Maine ($29,934)
6	Connecticut ($30,191)
5	Minnesota ($30,894)
4	Rhode Island ($31,561)
3	Pennsylvania ($32,528)
2	Delaware ($32,571)
1	New Hampshire ($32,795)

The ten states with the nation’s lowest average debt were:

10	Louisiana ($23,358)
9	Wyoming ($22,879)
8	Hawaii ($22,785)
7	Utah ($22,418)
6	Arizona ($22,253)
5	Oklahoma ($22,174)
4	District of Columbia ($22,048)
3	Nevada ($21,666)
2	California ($20,340)
1	New Mexico ($18,656)

Roberta Johnson, director of the Office of Student Financial Aid, said that early financial planning is one of the keys to reducing student debt. Putting money away early in a child’s life can benefit in the long run she said.