Originally Posted by
awair
If you attend a US University with a 141 school, you can gain a Restricted ATP with 1000 hours.
This in itself gets you on to the pay accelerator much earlier. Some airlines will only recruit from one of only 11 flight schools. These schools have good alumni connections and regular recruiting visits.
Go with US for prosperity - LH if you want a European quality of life.
Good luck.
Unless you actually want a degree, spending 4 years getting one in order to save 500 hours of flight time (6-12 months instructing) is kind of pointless.