Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Trump Admin Excludes Nursing from 'Professional' Degrees
The Trump administration has decided not to consider nursing as a 'professional' degree, which might limit student loan access for nursing students.
This change also affects other degrees like architecture and accounting.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is worried about this decision as it might hurt the nation's healthcare workforce.
Nursing not listed as 'professional' degree by Trump administration
Move impacts student loan access for high-costing degrees
AACN expresses concerns over limited student loan access for nursing students
Other excluded degrees: Physician assistants, Physical therapists, Audiologists, Architects, Accountants, Educators, Social workers
OBBA caps undergraduate loans and eliminates GRAD PLUS program for graduate and professional students
- Who
- Trump administration, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- What
- Excluded nursing from 'professional' degrees list
- When
- As part of President Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' implementation
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To implement measures that may limit student loan access for high-costing degrees
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Trump Administration
Nursing's status
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Nursing should be considered a 'professional' degree to strengthen healthcare workforce and support students
Trump Administration
Nursing is not listed as a 'professional' degree, impacting student loan access
- Degrees not classed as 'professional'
- Nursing, Physician assistants, Physical therapists, Audiologists, Architects, Accountants, Educators, Social workers
- Professional degrees
- Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Law, Veterinary medicine, Osteopathic medicine, Podiatry, Chiropractic, Theology
