But if someone is doing an aviation degree purely for the sake of having 'any' degree, or if someone is trying to improve one's employability, then I believe there are better ones to do.
Fair call. I guess I'm one of those people who has a genuine interest etc etc etc. You can tell those among my cohort who don't have a genuine 'passion' for the industry - they don't have jobs yet! Aviation is one of those industries where you need the bug to bite - as in, no-one's in it for the money
Also bearing in mind most people here are talking about the relevance of an aviation degree to professional flying career. I really don't think it would necessarily help their career - that is, even if the aviation made them a better pilot in fact.
I was commenting on the 'what if you lose your medical' part - an aviation specific degree would be useful if you wanted to stay in the industry. I wasn't commenting on whether a degree will 'help your flying'. So this is irrelevant to the discussion at hand.
Thanks for the considered discussion, however!