KEY TAKEAWAYS New federal student loan limits for graduate students take effect July 1, eliminating Graduate PLUS ...

More graduate degree programs will be eligible for higher loan caps, according to a list published Monday by the Education ...

A federal overhaul will cap graduate student loans and split programs into “professional” and “general” tracks, creating ...

Graduate and professional school students are about to experience an unprecedented funding gap. Thanks to One Big Beautiful Bill’s elimination of the Grad PLUS loan program – which allowed borrowing ...

The new legislation places limits on federal graduate student borrowing for certain graduate school degree programs, and in ...

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New limits on federal graduate student loans may make it more likely that students will need private loans to bridge the gap. The popular Grad PLUS program is also shutting down on July 1, 2026. To ...

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