The Trump administration's definition of a "professional degree" may not include nursing. Here's what the term means and who could be impacted.

The U.S. Department of Education states that Nursing will no longer be classified as professional degree programs which will ...

The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students ...

The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending on the graduate degree they ...

The Trump administration has excluded nursing and several other fields from its list of “professional degrees” while applying ...

The proposed changes would lower federal loan limits for graduate nursing students and has sparked widespread backlash from ...

The new plan, presented by Under Secretary Nicholas Kent, still slightly expands the list of degree programs eligible for higher loan caps compared to the department’s original proposal —a list of ...

They will no longer have access to the same student loans as they did before. In simple terms, becoming an advanced practice nurse just got harder and more expensive. Graduate nursing students, ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

What is the Difference Between a Combined Degree and Double Major? Double majoring and getting a combined/dual degree are two options available if you want to deepen your studies during college.