I would say there is a correlation, which is not to say it is causation. I'd venture to say that going to school and getting a degree in CS would increase the

I would say there is a correlation, which is not to say it is causation. I'd venture to say that going to school and getting a degree in CS would increase the likelihood of one becoming a better engineer. That is not to say everybody that has a degree is a great engineer or the other way around. So, in a sense, it makes sense to take that into consideration when hiring someone, but much like everything else in an interview process, it should be taken with a grain of salt.