The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending on the graduate degree they choose.

It isn’t just healthcare fields that could suffer. The American Institute of Architects said in a statement Friday that it “strongly opposes any proposal or policy that fails to recognize architects as professionals, particularly when designating which degrees qualify for student loan caps.”

The US Department of Education has redefined professional degree programs, which could impact students seeking financial aid for higher education. Nursing was included as one of the degrees no longer considered professional,

The Trump administration has elected to reduce the number of disciplines that qualify as "professional degrees" eligible for generous aid programs.

The Trump administration's move to no longer classify nursing as a professional degree has sparked concern for many who wonder what it means for student loans and how they'll impac future nurses.

Nursing groups are pushing back against changes by the Trump administration to federal loan eligibility rules that exclude nursing from the "professional degree" classification.  | These changes will impact how graduate nursing students access federal loans and loan forgiveness programs,