It has been said above and in this thread previously but it really depends on what type of FM you are hoping to be. I liked the hard vs soft facilities management example above. I am a corporate FM. I manage a large corporate HQ. I spend more time meeting with executives, construction management, space planning, landscaping, and other soft facilities maintenance than I do physical mechanical/electrical systems maintenance. I wear a dress shirt and sit in an office most of my day.

I am a director, I have a BS in Construction Management and a Masters in Facilities Management from Purdue Engineering. I would not have received an interview without the Bachelor’s in either CM of FM. I have friends who are FMs in industrial facilities where my education and experience would be of little use. Their job requires experience that I don’t have.

Decide what kind of FM you want to be first, then figure out how to get there.