Top 15 Fields by Grad PLUS Volume

Health Professions dominates graduate PLUS borrowing. Bar color reflects the share of programs in each field exceeding their applicable cap: red = over 40% of programs exceed cap, orange = 25–40%, teal = under 25%. Click any bar to see the top programs in that field at the specific program level (e.g., Dentistry, Nursing, Physical Therapy within Health Professions).
Click any field bar to see its top programs by per-student Grad PLUS borrowing
Source: PPD program-level data. Totals are approximate due to privacy suppression of small programs and double-counting of multi-program borrowers.
Data: FSA Direct Loan Dashboard, Award Year Summary (full AY 2024-25, cumulative through Q4) & PPD 2025 (program-level)