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Nowhere to turn: Many grad students in health care fields can’t get loans for their degrees

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New federal limits on loans for graduate school took effect July 1, but a lawsuit by nursing groups and other health care and educational groups led a judge to suspend the rule until at least December. That makes financial planning difficult for students applying to graduate school this fall. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/hechingerreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HE-private-loans-1-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> With her senior year of college now underway, Mitzie Westgate has begun planning what she’ll do after graduation next spring. An exercise science major, she hopes to go straight to graduate school and pursue a doctorate in occupational therapy so she can open a nonprofit to help children with disabilities like her cousin, who has […] The post Nowhere to turn: Many grad students in health care fields can’t get loans for their degrees appeared first on The Hechinger Report .