Women are voicing concerns online that the Trump administration’s move to narrow which degrees qualify as "professional" could disproportionately constrain access to female-dominated professions—particularly in health care, education and social services.

Under new guidance from the Department of Education, degrees in nursing, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, audiology, architecture, accounting, teaching and social work will not be considered "professional" degrees, despite preparing students for licensed or advanced professional practice.

The move will dictate federal student-loan limits under the administration’s upcoming "One Big Beautiful Bill" repayment structure, which offers higher annual loan caps for students in "professional" programs.

Newsweek has emailed the

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