"6 figure student loan debt" is a persistent but false meme. It implies a different distribution of student debt than actually exists.
Average graduating debt was ~$23k last year. http://www.finaid.org/loans/
Average graduating debt was ~$23k last year. http://www.finaid.org/loans/
I also wasn't really trying to generalize; I was attending a fairly expensive liberal arts school (albeit to study math) with 100% need-based financial aid, and tuition alone doesn't cost nearly as much at most state schools.