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Will Nurses Face New Federal Student Loan Borrowing Caps? Nurses Pursuing Graduate Degrees Might
The Education Department's proposal excludes graduate nursing from professional degree loan caps, affecting borrowing limits for many advanced-practice nursing students under a Trump-era law.
- Following the law, the committee approved a `professional students` definition on Nov. 6 that did not include nursing, tied to new loan caps set for July 1, 2026.
- Congress's One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated the Graduate PLUS program's unlimited borrowing, requiring the Education Department to define professional degrees using federal code.
- The Education Department said 95% of nursing students borrow below yearly limits and 115 of 140 advanced nursing programs had median debt under $100,000, per the Nov. 24 `myth vs. fact` press release.
- Graduate nursing students would face lower nonprofessional borrowing caps, and Debra Barksdale warned capping loans could reduce advanced-prepared nurses amid rising demand.
- The committee's decision is not final and the Education Department expects a public comment period in early 2026; social media users claiming nursing was `demoted` omitted key details, PolitiFact found.
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Will new federal student loan caps affect nurses? Graduate students could feel the impact.
Reports that a Trump administration change might make it harder for aspiring nurses to pay for their education sparked outrage online. Some social media users said President Donald Trump had signed […] The post Will new federal student loan caps affect nurses? Graduate students could feel the impact. appeared first on Poynter.
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