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Students studying across nearly a dozen industries nationwide could soon see deep cuts to their federal student loan limits after the U.S. Department of Education redefined which degrees it consider “professional,” reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes explains.

A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases.

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields would face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn't consider them professional programs.

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The revamp is part of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” pass

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