COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A change in wording could make a difference of thousands of dollars for some students seeking advanced degrees.

President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” proposes a new loan-borrowing limit for certain graduate programs.

If the plan is implemented, only students pursuing what are classified as professional degrees will be eligible for the higher level of assistance.

Those pursuing what are deemed as “non-professional” degrees will have assistance, such as student loans, capped at a much lower rate.

One of those degree fields that would be considered “non-professional” is Nursing.

“A lot of students also know the affordability of our programs. Tuition here is much, much lower than the cap that they are discussing for these loans. So, I don’t think that it will

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