How does the big beautiful bill impact pharmacy education?

[steveysmith54]

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First, i hate the name of this damn bill. Do we finally start seeing schools shut down when their students have to pay back their loans (non federal loans)? Do the students realize that the AVERAGE pay in pharmacy is essentially the same it was in 2015, a decade ago?

The trend that I've seen is pharmacy students are graduating with close to $400,000 in student loans. Upon graduation, the students end up going on loan forgiveness/income based repayment plans. No student wants to pay off full loans with the stagnant wages.... some just can't. What happens now?

While professional students, like those in medical or law school, can borrow up to $50,000 a year. Over the course of their studies, graduate students can borrow a maximum of $100,000 in federal loans and professional students can borrow up to $200,000.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/how-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-will-change-college-financing.html#:~:text=Grad%20students%20will%20have%20an,can%20borrow%20up%20to%20%24200%2C000.

 

[sunnyandseventytwo]

No effect. Anyone choosing to go to pharmacy school at present still thinks they'll be able to get a job and make a lot of money and won't care how much they're borrowing.

 

[nickw2401]

400k? Thats insane. Dont go to private schools