Here's where public college tuition is growing the fastest

In 2013 federal student loans surpassed $1 trillion for the first time. They have continued to grow, totaling $1.2 trillion in the third quarter of 2015, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. Behind those rising student debts is a soaring cost of higher education. From 2010 to 2015, tuition for four-year public colleges increased in every state, jumping by as much as 56% in Louisiana, the most of any state, and close to 40% in Arizona and Georgia, according to a report from the Urban Institute published on Nov. 1. http://www.investmentnews.com/wp-content/uploads/assets/graphics src="/wp-content/uploads2015/11/CI102301113.JPG" Students aren't the only ones paying more when college costs rise. Public higher education is also partially funded by the states themselves. Each state calls its own shots on how much money it appropriates to its public colleges. For example, in 2014 New Hampshire schools received less than $3,300 in per-student funding from state appropriations, while schools in Alaska received six times that amount. While some of these variations can be attributed to enrollment growth in certain schools and changes in how states choose to fund their institutions, "it is clear that students face different options depending on their states of residence," the Urban Institute notes in its report. http://www.investmentnews.com/wp-content/uploads/assets/graphics src="/wp-content/uploads2015/11/CI102302113.JPG"