Last year, the Trump administration and U.S. Department of Education declared new loan limits for recently-classed “professional” and “graduate” degrees, which could have future implications for ...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduced major alterations to federal aid programs starting July 1, 2026. Using the Higher ...
Key Points ・A new House bill would expand what counts as a “professional degree” for federal student loan purposes. ・The ...
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education (under the Trump administration) announced a new rule about which college degrees ...
The Trump administration has decided that, for student loan programs at least, nursing programs are not "professional" degrees. While the decision simply means nursing students will be subject to a ...
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...
In late 2025, the Department of Education said it would no longer classify these credentials as professional degrees: education (including teaching master’s degrees), nursing (MSN, DNP), social work ...