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

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are ...

The Trump administration has decided that, for student loan programs at least, nursing programs are not "professional" ...

A proposal by the Trump administration to remove nursing from the list of professional degrees could create additional struggles for medical care seekers amid an ongoing nursing shortage.

Key Points ・New federal rules will limit graduate borrowing to $100,000 for most programs and $200,000 for a small set of “professional degrees,” including medicine, dentistry, and law. ・Social media ...

The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students wanting to enter the health care field.

The Department of Education has announced changes to the list of “professional degrees” that exclude certain graduate programs from higher federal loan limits.

According to Meadows, the average age of a nurse in the U.S. is around 40. As that group of professionals retires, she’s ...

Nurses, social workers and other public health fields are slated to no longer be considered “professional degrees” in 2026, a ...

Under the proposed rule, graduate students pursuing a professional degree listed on the guidelines such as medicine or law may borrow up to $50,000 annually and $200,000 overall. For students in other ...

The Department of Education’s decision to exclude several professions from being considered professional degree programs, most notably nursing, has drawn outcry from nurses and nursing groups. The ...

Eights students will march down the aisle Friday set to receive their degrees in the University of North Carolina Pembroke's ...