Graduate students pursuing degrees in nursing, architecture and some other fields may face lower caps on the amount they can ...

The Trump administration has elected to reduce the number of disciplines that qualify as "professional degrees" eligible for ...

The Trump administration’s plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing ...

The proposed rule would also apply to aspiring physician assistants, physical therapists and speech-language pathologists.

The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers "nonprofessional fields," which ...

The Education Department will lower graduate loan caps to $100,000 in 2026, while “professional” programs are allowed higher ...

Some nursing jobs require no advanced degree, and research shows nurses typically complete their degrees with loan amounts under the new cap. However, the proposed change would put a new burden on ...

The controversy involves a list of graduate-level career paths considered "professional" degrees that could qualify for ...

People who want to start a variety of healthcare careers may find it challenging to pursue their education due to a recent ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Karen Dunn, 67, calls the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to remove nursing as a professional degree ...

The proposed changes would lower federal loan limits for graduate nursing students and has sparked widespread backlash from nursing organizations.

The proposal has drawn pushback from the nursing community, which argues the reclassification could limit students’ financial access to advanced nursing degrees.