Even if not, the decrease in earnings per year of $1,387 is a 5% drop, that would indicate that the median college graduate earned $27,740 more than the median

Even if not, the decrease in earnings per year of $1,387 is a 5% drop, that would indicate that the median college graduate earned $27,740 more than the median high-school graduate PER YEAR. Of course, that is before the "narrowing" of the gap-- the number is now $26,382 PER YEAR. This annual difference in earning is much, much higher than the median debt amount for almost any college.