1) Get high paying job.
2) Save every cent that you can until you have enough to complete CPL plus maybe an ag or instructor rating.
3) Do as much theory as is possible while doing (1) and (2).
4) Find a decent flying school with a good reputation… most likely in a regional town. Rather than capital city.
5) Complete all flying training. Consider a CPL(H). Start looking for work.
6) And here is where the misery starts for a 200 hour CPL holder.
But under NO circumstances do one of those dodgy Aviation degrees being offered at former hairdresser colleges. They are beyond worthless and very, very few GA employers are interested.
But all that being said, don’t give up. Money and conditions are crap for pilots, but there is pretty good job satisfaction especially in helis.
If it’s a degree that you feel you need, go do a regular STEM degree at an established university.