Really depends on the school school. You can typically expect a good amount of your loans to be Stafford loans(40k limit). The different is filled up with grad plus. There are loans that are a bit more sparse(varies from school to school) called Health Profession Loans and usually require your FAFSA to be submitted prior to March 1st. They are pretty much subsidized loans(no interest) plus a 1 year grace period but a 10 year mandatory payment plan at 5.00% rate. Buffalo dental gave me 11k loan of this type and I'm very grateful for this.
You could look into scholarships for women. I ran into one or two during my search yesterday for health scholarships.
