I think if someone wants to be a pilot, doing a degree is lunacy...you do not need a degree to be a pilot. Leeds Uni and other various organisations charges fee's to do a degree but it means little when it comes down to it.
What you should focus on IMO is the PPL, Night, ATPL Exams, CPL/MEP and IR exams and go that way rather than a degree. Those exams will take up just as much of your time as your uni exams and you will not get much if any credit for your uni degree.
A degree (depending on the subject) will however will open other doors if you decide piloting is not for you.
P.S. for what it's worth