Nursing Still Isn't a 'Professional Degree,' Trump Administration Says. That Impacts Your Student Loans

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

Graduate nursing degrees aren’t considered ‘professional.’ How are Florida nurses reacting?

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Education made a list of graduate programs it considered “professional degrees.” Some nurses were outraged to see nursing programs weren’t on the list. The ...
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Feds limit nurse participation in student loan programs but also announce loan repayment and stipend plan

The federal government has released a final rule excluding some healthcare workers from eligibility for higher federal loan ...
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Nursing leaders warn loan cap cuts could deepen workforce crisis

Nursing advocates are warning that a Department of Education proposal to remove nursing from the list of professional degrees eligible for higher federal loan caps could severely limit access to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Nurses warn proposed loan changes would limit access to graduate education

The Department of Education has proposed changing the definition of what constitutes a “professional degree” to exclude nursing — a move that could significantly limit nurses’ access to graduate ...
Miami University

Miami’s Nursing graduate program celebrates first cohort of MSN trained nurses

This spring, Miami University's Nursing Department will celebrate a major milestone — its first graduates in the new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program. The seven MSN trained ...
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Feds want graduate nursing programs to reduce costs. This Virginia nurse worries changes will increase debt.

RICHMOND, Va. — University of Virginia graduate nursing student Nelly Sekyere worries that proposed federal loan cuts could prevent future students like herself from pursuing advanced nursing degrees ...