New student loan rule could dissuade people from advanced nursing degrees

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 8, 2025

Words: 1,376

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Zoe Clarke became a hospital registered nurse two and a half years ago, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother.

Clarke, an ICU nurse in Asheville, North Carolina, wants to get her master’s degree to become a nurse practitioner or a certified registered nurse anesthetist — occupations in high demand — and eventually work toward a doctoral degree.

But new borrowing limits on federal student loans may hinder her from reaching that goal.

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