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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 American Institute CPAs, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and state CPA societies voiced their objections to a proposal from the Department of Education to exclude ...

A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases. Students pursuing graduate degrees in ...

(NEXSTAR) — Changes that are set to impact federal student loan borrowers as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” are causing concerns for some. The Graduate PLUS Program, which covered the full ...

The Trump administration is making it significantly harder for graduate students across the country to fund their education and is jeopardizing their future careers by classifying some degrees as “non ...

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 ...

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 ...

As President Donald Trump's administration redefines which degrees are considered "professional," many graduate students are left with questions and concerns about how to finance their education. Who ...

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has updated which majors fall under its definition of “professional” degrees, and student loans could be affected in the long term. Under the revamped definition ...