Under Trump's budget bill, those in "professional degree" programs can borrow more in student loans than those pursuing other ...

The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending on the graduate degree they ...

Under the newly revamped definition of “professional degree” programs, nursing and other key healthcare jobs have been ...

Despite online outrage, the proposal doesn’t touch salaried-exempt rules. It does create tighter borrowing caps that could reduce the number of qualified applicants in several professions.The DOE's ...

Graduate nursing students could soon face new federal borrowing limits from the One Big Beautiful Bill. But it's more ...

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 ...

Nursing advocates say a proposed rule could worsen a shortage of professionals in the field and lead to worse health outcomes ...

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

Students studying across nearly a dozen industries nationwide could soon see deep cuts to federal student loan limits after U ...

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Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...