Students pursuing professional degrees will be able to borrow up to $200,000 in federal student loans beginning in 2026.

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In an effort to counter the backlash from health care organizations, the Department of Education released a fact sheet addressing the proposed loan caps for graduate nursing students.

Image courtesy of Northeastern University By Mariam Baldwin Architecture and nursing are no longer ‘professional degrees’ – at least according to the US Department of Education. This reclassification, ...

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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 ...