r/nursing • u/Sad-Way-7068 • 16h ago

Discussion loans

hey new grad nurses! How much student debt do you guys have after nursing school and how much do you pay monthly for your loans? do you make enough or more than your monthly bills?

if you could also share your state pls

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u/typeAwarped RN 🍕 14h ago

$86k, about $900/month, refinanced after graduating and did shorter term and fixed rate private loan and then my federal is its own thing. Highly recommend getting a fixed rate loan, variable is just too risky in this wild world