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Graduate students at the George Washington University may borrow up to $20,500 in Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan funds per academic year dependent upon their enrollment. The Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loan Aggregate Maximum for graduate students, including those Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans disbursed for use towards undergraduate study, is $138,500. Students who feel they need more than the $20,500 maximum may wish to seek a Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan or private alternative loan to further finance their educational costs. Students working on a graduate degree in Public Health or Health Administration, or a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology may have higher annual and aggregate Federal Direct Loan limits.

Graduate Programs Eligible for Higher Loan Limits

Students working on graduate degrees in the health professions displayed below are eligible to borrow up to a total of $37,167 in Federal Direct Unsubsidized funding per Academic Year; Eligibility is determined based on the number of credits for which the student plans to enroll and the total number of months the student is registered and borrowing loan funds. Students enrolled in up to nine months of instruction time may borrow up to $33,000. For each additional month of enrollment during the summer semester, they may borrow an extra $1,389. Therefore, a student enrolled for the Fall and Spring terms and all three months during the summer semester is eligible to borrow up to $37,167. The Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loan Aggregate Maximum for Health Professions students working on a graduate degree, including those Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans disbursed for use towards undergraduate study, is $224,000.

Eligible Programs

Executive Master of Health Administration: Health Administration
Master of Science in Public Health Microbiology & Emerging Infectious Diseases
Master of Health Services Administration
Master of Public Health: Biostatistics
Master of Public Health: Community Oriented Primary Care
Master of Public Health: Environmental Health Science and Policy
Master of Public Health: Epidemiology
Master of Public Health: Epidemiology-Biostatistics
Master of Public Health: Global Environmental Health
Master of Public Health: Global Health
Master of Public Health: Global Health Epidemiology and Disease Control
Master of Public Health: Global Health Policy
Master of Public Health: Global Health Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
Master of Public Health: Health Policy
Master of Public Health: Health Promotion
Master of Public Health: Maternal and Child Health
Master of Public Health: Physical Activity in Public Health
Master of Public Health: Public Health
Master of Public Health: Public Health Communication and Marketing
Master of Public Health: Public Health Nutrition
Doctor of Public Health: Environmental and Occupational Health
Doctor of Public Health: Global Health
Doctor of Public Health: Health Behavior
Doctor of Public Health: Health Policy
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health: Biostatistics
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health: Epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health: Health Policy
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health: Social & Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology

Students in the Physician Assistant program are eligible for these extended limits only if they are in a joint MPH program with one of the above majors. Students working on degrees in Physical Therapy, Nursing, Healthcare MBA, or any other health related program not listed in the bullets are eligible for up to the $20,500 Federal Direct Loan annual maximum.