The Trump administration has elected to reduce the number of disciplines that qualify as "professional degrees" eligible for ...

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

The proposed rule would also apply to aspiring physician assistants, physical therapists and speech-language pathologists.

The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers "nonprofessional fields," which ...

The Education Department will lower graduate loan caps to $100,000 in 2026, while “professional” programs are allowed higher ...

“Here is the definition of stupid,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said at the state Capitol complex in Hartford. “At a time ...

The Education Department's definition of professional degrees has been criticized for excluding some fields, with industry ...

The new student loan caps take effect in July. Here's what that means for students looking to pursue advanced nursing degrees.

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

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 ...

Several positions, including nursing, were recently reclassified from a “professional degree” to a “graduate degree” under ...

A federal proposal to sharply limit how much graduate nursing students can borrow is raising alarm among students, educators ...