I think you can only judge this if you are a pilot. I'm not one of them so I can't really judge. Many wannabe's are too much looking on one side of the medal...
Oil prices will only go up. Which means flight training costs go up and more and more airlines are getting in trouble paying the bill. You don't have to study economy to see the link to the ATPL student.
I'm getting more and more convinced that an other career is the best way to keep flying fun and affordable (without going down in debts as a student).