READING YOUR REPLY WAS LIKE WATCHING 70 ! D <| sep |> Just signed up for PA ! <| sep |> Check my most recent comment <| sep |> My position on a degree is not so much the relevance to the field of course , it helps but the fact that you can prove that you ' ve dedicated yourself for an extended amount of time towards a larger goal . I just interviewed for an internship systems engineer position that I ended up getting . During the interview it was brought up that I was not in a relevant degree program to the field Psychology . To my surprise , the interviewer thought it was interesting that I was also in that field , and pointed out the room we I was being interviewed in faced their office how many of the people who were working there full time also did not have a relevant degree to the field . So here ' s what I think would be best DO go for a degree . If you also have a passion for some other field , consider minoringdouble majoring . Learning works best if you ' re legitimately interested in the subject matter . But while you do that , make certain at any given time you are also working on side projects that are relevant to what you want to do for a career . For me , it was a few certifications and a job with my school ' s IT department . Always be trying to learn more things what you learn in classes is only one small part of what you ' ll use in real life . Good luck !