I can't really see the economic advantage of training at a regular flight school instead of getting an aviation degree. It seems that the actual cost of flight training is the same, but you pay for tuition to the school on top of it. Both of these costs would be there whether you were getting an aviation degree or not, right? The only difference is that your BS is fortifying your flight training, which I couldn't see being a bad thing at all. I also don't think employers won't see me as well-rounded, considering my current career in computers and my AS in Math and Science. They also accepted all 62 of my credits from community college.

Total flight training costs at UND (without tuition): $54,007

This includes private, commercial, instrument, multi-engine, CFI, CFII, ATC simulation, altitude chamber lab, CRJ-200 FTD, and FAA written.

From the UND Brochure:

"UND Aerospace has pilot hiring programs with several regional airlines. These airlines have significantly reduced flight experience hiring requirements exclusively for UND graduates--an example of the confidence the industry has in our graduates."

Sounds good to me... Also, is it possible that the situation for pilots will be changing in the next several years? Air traffic is supposed to double within the next 20 years, meaning more opportunities for pilots?