Originally Posted by
Pilot Muscle
If you are serious about becoming a pilot, getting a degree in professional piloting or aviation shows that you are more passionate about that profession.
The main argument for an Av degree is that it will get u your RATP with 1000TT. That will save you money in training, and maybe get u a seniority number quicker. But you can't get the RATP until u graduate.
A regional will hire you with or without a Bachelor's, or even without an Associate's for that matter. As long as you come to the interview with your pants on and are eligible for an ATP (or RATP), you are golden.
Most majors are still keen on a Bachelor's, but they don't care in what. The fact that you have a degree is a discriminator that shows you have some level of intellect, but more importantly, the perseverance to grind through an arduous, long term commitment.
In my new hire class at 1 of the Big-4, we had degrees ranging from Art to Physics - it just doesn't matter.