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New bill would expand definition of professional degrees

Key Points ・A new House bill would expand what counts as a “professional degree” for federal student loan purposes. ・The ...
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Is Your Graduate Degree ‘Professional’? The Answer Will Determine How Much You Can Borrow

The Education Department is nearly finished classifying graduate degrees in a new set of rules that will determine how much students can borrow from the federal government. At the heart of the issue ...
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Trump Administration Proposes Removal of Nursing From “Professional Degree” Definition: What Higher Ed and Healthcare Employers Need to Know

The Department of Education is in the process of proposing a new definition of “professional degree” for federal student loan ...
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How new details from Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul could affect Americans seeking advanced degrees

The Education Department concluded its first week of negotiations on overhauling student-loan repayment. One of the changes is new caps on borrowing for graduate and professional students. Negotiators ...
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Nursing programs excluded from 'professional degree' status under new federal loan rules. Here's what would change

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 ...
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Graduate nursing degrees aren’t considered ‘professional.’ How are Florida nurses reacting?

Students from professional degree programs — including medicine, dentistry and law — will be able to take out $200,000 in ...