A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

Key Takeaways The Grad PLUS program will be sunset starting in the 2026-2027 school year. At the same time, some graduate students will see the amount they can borrow at the federal level ...

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate student loans ...

The proposed Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals — or LEAP — Act creates parity by raising the cap for graduate students, ...

The House of Representatives moving the GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” closer to President Donald Trump’s signing brings graduate students nearer to facing unprecedented limits on funding higher education ...

You can finish grad school debt-free using research or teaching assistant positions, merit scholarships, one-year programs, and working before and while going to school. You can even attend a public ...

Grad school can boost your career, but it comes at a price. Those who completed a graduate-level degree in 2020 left school with about $88,220 in student debt, on average, according to the latest data ...

Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul includes the elimination of the Grad PLUS program. Yale said it's putting out a ...

The K-shaped divide is no longer confined to the labor market. It’s now embedded in its foundation: education.

At just 17 years old, Alyssa Jeacoma signed off on student loans without fully grasping what she was getting into. With little financial education and no guidance from her parents — who themselves had ...

President-elect Donald Trump and his top advisors have announced plans to create a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a commission tasked with slashing wasteful spending throughout the ...

Grad school can boost your career, but it comes at a price. Those who completed a graduate-level degree in 2020 left school with about $88,220 in student debt, on average, according to the latest data ...