COLUMBIA, S.C. — Students, professors and professionals are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s recent reclassification of certain graduate degrees, including physical therapy.

The administration says the change is needed to bring down the cost of graduate programs, but students and professionals are worried about the future of their career field.

“I hope that it’s just a lack of forethought and that it’s not purposely trying to hurt fields that are predominately female,” said Meredith Arnau, a physical therapy professor at the University of South Carolina and a pediatric physical therapist at Leaps and Bounds.

The Trump administration recently put limits on loans for graduate degrees not considered professional—up to $100,000. Physical therapy is one of those programs.

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