Is it worth it to study finance in college?

Did you guys find it worth it to study finance in college? Looking back, assuming you went to a solid school, do you think it would have been better to study finance or study something non-finance related and just taken a BIWS etc. prep courses to learn valuation, accounting and modeling instead? 

Any people who came from non-finance background willing to share their path into the field?

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