I've got a liberal arts BA (Religious Studies) and was hired for an entry-level job at a software company based simply on my existing experience from doing hard

I've got a liberal arts BA (Religious Studies) and was hired for an entry-level job at a software company based simply on my existing experience from doing hardware repair/helpdesk support/webpage maintenance jobs part-time while I was in college. My initial position was strictly application support and did no coding outside of some shell scripts, but within a year or so they started giving me other responsibilities. My smaller company was then acquired by a larger company, which made the position and experience look much better on my resume, and I was able to interview with other places much more easily. For what it's worth, once your foot is in the door, in my experience most employers don't seem to care that much about the degree. I'll still get the "Religious Studies, huh?" comment from the recruiters/headhunters, but once I talk to someone who actually knows what they're doing and we get to the technical interviews, that stops being a concern.