HM671,
I’m not a professional pilot, but I’m going to butt in and have my say anyway. I graduated in the aftermath of the WTC attacks with an honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering and was shocked when I found that nobody wanted to employ me.
The first day I went into the job centre I struck up a conversation with the girl behind the counter. It turned out that she had graduated in (guess what?) Aeronautical engineering from City Uni. She still works there now.
Some of my mates have worked hard and been lucky. They have not very secure jobs in a penny pinching, overworked industry.
I reckon that you would be better off doing a degree in marketing, management or something of that ilk as this will make you a more attractive proposition to potential employers and will be more useful in your later career. (Not that I am in the position to speak on that!)
Having said that, I am very proud of my degree, although the media types I work with don’t really understand. It was a mountain of hard work and a continuous struggle. In spite of all the crap I’ve been through I wouldn’t have done any other course. I have some great like-minded lifetime friends.
NB Don’t forget about the money-it’s not likely to get any cheaper.
Oh, and good luck.