Recently, the U.S. Department of Education (under the Trump administration) announced a new rule about which college degrees ...

What Counts As A Graduate Student vs. Professional Student For Federal Student Aid? This question is about student loan borrowing limits. With the Big Beautiful Bill ending Grad PLUS loans in 2026, ...

Changes in how graduate degree programs are classified could put a cap on what students can borrow in federal student loans.

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 ...