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Question: Do you have to pay off your federal loans for one degree before you can take out new loans to pay for another?

Example: A student takes out $100k in federal loans for law school. After graduation, can that student now take out new federal loans to pursue a PhD? Or does that student have to pay back the law school debt before embarking on the new degree?

Yes, as long as you're enrolled in a degree program, you can defer loans and get more (probably subject to some lifetime cap).