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Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a 'Professional Degree' by Trump Admin [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Published Nov 20, 2025 at 09:15 AM EST updated Nov 20, 2025 at 02:22 PM EST

The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it sets about implementing various measures regarding student loans laid out in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." The move has sparked significant uproar among nurses and nursing groups, with the American Nurses Association saying, as reported by Nursing World, that "limiting nurses’ access to funding for graduate education threatens the very foundation of patient care."

In the regulatory definition of a professional degree (34 CFR 668.2) from 1965, nursing was not definitively listed as a professional degree, although the text lists a number of professions, but says a professional degree is "not limited to" those mentioned.

It is therefore not clear in the text if nursing was previously classified as a professional degree, but now that the term it is forming part of student loan determinations, its omission is having an impact. Newsweek has contacted the Department of Education via email for comment.

Why It Matters

The change will impact hundreds of thousands of students—there are over 260,000 students currently enrolled in entry-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs and around 42,000 enrolled in Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), according to data collected by the American Nurses Association.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-professional-degree-trump-admin-11079650

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Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a 'Professional Degree' by Trump Admin [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 20 OP

WTAF. Alice B. Nov 20 #1

Seriously, WTAF NotHardly Nov 20 #10

Of course nurses are professionals rampartd Nov 20 #2

That IS a good question! yardwork Nov 20 #31

i would put teachers on the same pay scale as linebackers. rampartd Nov 20 #34

It is time the nurses stood up to this bullshit popsdenver Nov 20 #41

I'm a nurse and I have had maga coworkers. I wonder what kinda mucifer Nov 20 #3

If you get any interesting explanations from them, please post about it. 3catwoman3 Nov 20 #33

Just said the same below without reading your post. Sorry I missed it. AllyCat Nov 21 #74

DIsgusting. I hope he and all his admin are cared for by whatever person they can find sans any training hlthe2b Nov 20 #4

It sounds like another Project 2025 pursuit Submariner Nov 20 #5

Men are nurses too Jilly_in_VA Nov 20 #9

MAGA don't care IronLionZion Nov 20 #20

MAGA would say they aren't real men DBoon Nov 20 #42

"Presidenting" is no longer considered a professional job FakeNoose Nov 20 #6

As far as I can tell... llmart Nov 20 #15

Now that is insulting to real pigs! mwmisses4289 Nov 21 #52

I know. Pigs are actually cuter than him. llmart Nov 21 #60

He's a pig RazorbackExpat Nov 21 #62

A lot smarter, too Jilly_in_VA Nov 21 #65

No way. llmart Nov 21 #72

Pigs can be trained Jilly_in_VA Nov 21 #76

They'll change their mind in a few days. Silent Type Nov 20 #7

SERIOUSLY, YOU ASSHOLES? Jilly_in_VA Nov 20 #8

Nursing is the most trusted profession. yardwork Nov 20 #30

Let's see how fast AI can get you your pain meds Jilly_in_VA Nov 21 #48

They claim they're Making America Healthy Again but it's a scam. yardwork Nov 21 #49

Shooting the healthcare sector in the foot, I'd say, since Registered Nurses are always the #1 job posted, PatrickforB Nov 20 #11

An RN is considered a professional degree. patphil Nov 20 #12

The Trump administration disagrees Wiz Imp Nov 20 #27

Trump and I don't agree about much. Mainly because he's ignorant and I'm not. patphil Nov 20 #45

Do you agree that nurses are not professionals? AllyCat Nov 21 #75

I didn't say that was my view, that's how it's defined. patphil Nov 21 #80

Okay, thank you for clarifying. AllyCat Nov 21 #81

Yeah, I wasn't really clear enough...one of the problems with the written word. patphil Nov 22 #83

Happens to us all. That's why I asked. AllyCat Nov 22 #85

Obviously trying to ruin healthcare. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #13

Well, for all but his cronies and himself. OldBaldy1701E Nov 21 #50

What a load of bull. greatauntoftriplets Nov 20 #14

If it were that easy to be a nurse there wouldn't be a shortage and a projected shortage for years to come. twodogsbarking Nov 20 #16

Neither is teaching. valleyrogue Nov 20 #38

Don't need nurses in a Republican future with no healthcare. Beartracks Nov 20 #17

Can't have them wimmenz think they're better mcar Nov 20 #18

Talk about making a bad situation much, much worse. There is a shortage of nurse as it is! Vinca Nov 20 #19

MAGA health plan is "die quickly" IronLionZion Nov 20 #21

Fuck ismnotwasm Nov 20 #22

Was literally thinking about you too BumRushDaShow Nov 20 #25

So much of what doctors used to do has been delegated to nursing professionals. valleyrogue Nov 20 #23

When I was in my peds NP program in 1975, our instructors had this advice... 3catwoman3 Nov 20 #35

One more middle finger to women. God forbid they should get a professional degree in medicine. Fla Dem Nov 20 #24

So there has been a number of US nurses who have been recruited in Canada, I wonder if those Bev54 Nov 20 #26

They really are determined to kill millions of Americans.... Wiz Imp Nov 20 #28

The hell they say! yardwork Nov 20 #29

Thats just great DiverDave Nov 20 #32

They're also eliminating teaching and social work degrees LuvLoogie Nov 20 #36

Newsweek has contacted the Department of Education via email for comment. mdbl Nov 20 #37

Trump doe not have a proffesional degree, so he's just jealous. Martin68 Nov 20 #39

Denigrating and demoting the status of nursing as a profession is unconscionable, but I'd like to point out that nursing Martin68 Nov 20 #40

You know I_UndergroundPanther Nov 20 #43

RN is a 5 year degree Nigrum Cattus Nov 20 #44

One can become an RN with a 2 yr ADN degree, a 4 yr BSN degree... 3catwoman3 Nov 21 #78

Geeeebbzzz, another WTF from me this DU session! electric_blue68 Nov 21 #46

We should also consider... returnee Nov 21 #47

I'd trade a nurse for many doctors C_U_L8R Nov 21 #51

Yet second rate actors who pretend to wrestle on the tv machine are still called professionals. Hugin Nov 21 #53

Lawsuits..................... Lovie777 Nov 21 #54

Not just nursing. Includes physician assistants (associates), psychology.. Medical_Mom Nov 21 #55

My niece has a Masters. Historic NY Nov 21 #56

That looks like a BS article Bluetus Nov 21 #57

You need to read farther into the Newsweek article FakeNoose Nov 21 #68

It says nothing. Bluetus Nov 21 #70

Another diversion by this creep. HE WANTS US MAD. CTyankee Nov 21 #58

My profession is also on the list. I would LOVE to see a few of those assholes go through the Scrivener7 Nov 21 #59

An unstated but crucial point: these professions comprise the vast majority of mandated reporters of abuse. Scrivener7 Nov 21 #61

Accounting is now a five-year degree LetMyPeopleVote Nov 21 #63

RISE UP! Jilly_in_VA Nov 21 #66

I hope a considerable number of nurses have long, vengeful memories. (nt) Paladin Nov 21 #64

sexism de rigor for the fat piggy. pansypoo53219 Nov 21 #67

In other news, "Up" is No Longer considered to be "Up" by Trump Admin thought crime Nov 21 #69

Like i stated a couple days ago. bluestarone Nov 21 #71

All the fantastic nurses I work with are pissed AllyCat Nov 21 #73

I saw my nephrologist today and told him Jilly_in_VA Nov 21 #77

And another thing....(I'm on a tear about this) AllyCat Nov 21 #79

the evil dumbass administration strikes again! Just how many people CAN they piss off? LymphocyteLover Nov 22 #82

What About Running A Fake Wrestling Organization While Enabling Child Sexual Abuse? DrFunkenstein Nov 22 #84