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Nov 21, 2025
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What are median salaries in 2025 for LPN/LVN vs ADN vs BSN nurses by U.S. state?

Available reporting compiles 2025 state-by-state LPN/LVN pay but there is no single, authoritative table in the results that directly compares median LPN/LVN vs ADN-RN vs BSN-RN salaries by state; mos...

Dec 6, 2025
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Which professions were affected when 'professional degree' status was removed from accreditation lists?

The U.S. Department of Education’s late‑2025 redefinition of “professional degree” programs removed or narrowed classification for many health, education, and social‑service credentials — explicitly e...

Dec 8, 2025

How do nurses' training and certification standards compare to other health professions?

Nurses face rigorous initial education and ongoing training pressures—multiple entry pathways (ADN to BSN) feed into licensure and continuing education, while global analysis spotlights education capa...

Nov 28, 2025

When did nursing move into universities and start offering bachelor’s and graduate degrees?

Nursing education moved from hospital-based apprenticeship and diploma programs into colleges and universities in waves over the 20th century; today hundreds of universities offer Bachelor of Science ...

Nov 25, 2025

Which states revoked or changed 'professional degree' classifications and when did those changes take effect?

The documents in the provided search results show that in November 2025 the U.S. Department of Education proposed or published a narrower definition of “professional degree” that would exclude many fi...

Nov 25, 2025

What criteria and legal authority did the Department of Education use to reclassify programs as non-professional in 2025?

The Department of Education (ED) proposed in late 2025 to narrow which graduate programs count as “professional degrees,” a change that would remove many fields — including nursing, social work, publi...

Nov 25, 2025

What does the new Doe rule say about classification of nursing degrees?

The Department of Education’s recent rulemaking language would exclude most nursing programs from its regulatory definition of “professional degree,” which trims annual and lifetime federal borrowing ...

Nov 25, 2025

Does a BSN meet state nursing board criteria for professional degree under Doe rulings?

Available reporting shows that state boards of nursing set licensure standards and approve nursing programs; most BSN programs are accredited and designed to meet individual state requirements for RN ...

Nov 24, 2025

Which specific undergraduate and graduate programs will lose 'professional' status under the DOE 2025 reclassification?

The Department of Education’s 2025 proposal would sharply narrow which programs count as “professional degrees” for federal loan limits, cutting the list from roughly 2,000 to fewer than 600 and expli...

Nov 24, 2025

Where can I find an official side-by-side comparison or changelog of the DOE 2024 vs 2025–2026 approved degree lists?

You can’t find a single official “side‑by‑side changelog” in the provided reporting; coverage shows the Department of Education issued a new proposal and lists that shrink the set of programs the agen...

Nov 24, 2025

How did reclassification change credential recognition for nurses, engineers, and lawyers?

The Department of Education’s late‑November 2025 proposal would exclude many graduate programs — including nursing, physician assistant, physical therapy and some engineering and business master’s pro...

Nov 24, 2025

How will revised degree classifications impact state licensure eligibility and exam prerequisites?

The available reporting indicates federal and state rules already treat licensure eligibility and exam prerequisites as primarily governed by state licensing boards’ education requirements, disclosure...

Nov 24, 2025

What exact sentence or paragraph did the Department of Education use to classify nursing as non-professional, quoted verbatim?

You asked for the exact sentence or paragraph the Department of Education used to classify nursing as “non‑professional.” Available reporting shows multiple news outlets and nursing organizations sayi...

Nov 24, 2025

with new Doe rule, is a bsn nursing degree still in professional category

The Department of Education’s recent regulatory change has removed nursing from the explicit examples of “professional degree” discussion, and reporting says the agency now excludes nursing from being...

Nov 23, 2025

What legal challenges could arise against states that alter licensure exams following a change in nursing degree status?

Legal challenges against states that change licensure exams after a change in nursing degree status could include claims of arbitrary rulemaking, equal protection or due process violations, contract/v...

Nov 23, 2025

Has the Department of Education proposed or implemented a 'declassification' of professional degrees, and what does that term mean in this context?

The Department of Education has proposed narrowing which graduate programs count as “professional degrees,” a change that would shrink the list from roughly 2,000 programs to fewer than 600 and remove...

Nov 23, 2025

Which professions were most affected by reclassification of academic programs (e.g., nursing, engineering, teaching)?

The question of which professions were most affected by a Department of Education proposal to reclassify “professional degrees” centers on nursing, with multiple outlets reporting nursing programs wer...

Nov 23, 2025

What are the Department of Education's current 11 professional categories and when were they last updated?

Available reporting shows a flurry of late‑2025 moves and proposals from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that changed which graduate programs it counts as “professional degrees,” with many nursi...

Nov 22, 2025

What specific federal student aid programs were impacted by the 2025 reclassification to non-professional status?

The 2025 reclassification that removed many graduate nursing programs from the Department of Education’s definition of “professional degree” changed how those programs interact with several federal Ti...

Nov 22, 2025

Which universities reclassified certain degrees as non-professional and when did they announce it?

The available reporting shows that in November 2025 the U.S. Department of Education (under the Trump administration) proposed or rolled out a narrower definition of which graduate programs count as “...