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professional graduate degrees
Coverage of professional graduate degrees in the Nexus archive.
- What’s a professional graduate degree? Loan confusion reigns amid legal battle.
The U.S. Department of Education temporarily expanded the list of graduate programs classified as 'professional' degrees to 29 fields after a court order halted its previous definition, which excluded nursing and similar programs. The department maintains its original definition is 'lawful' but acknowledges the temporary classifications may change as the legal challenge proceeds, causing uncertainty for students and institutions.