Even though a college degree is not required (you need a high school program diploma) for obtaining an ATP License most airlines will look for a Bachelors's degree. Yet it doesn't matter very much if your education is in aviation or not to get a job. What is more important is the training you got. If you want to become a pilot it is doesn't have to be a career in a big airline. You might get basic training and fly with a small plane. Or you can achieve 250 hours to get your CPL with practical training. But no matter which kind of plane you want to use or which kind of jobs you expect you should be ready to search for good training programs. Sometimes an airline flight school open programs to give education to students that want to be a pilot. Airlines often do this when they don't have enough pilots.