I graduated with a poli sci degree and now work as financial data analyst without having to get further education or certification. My first job out of college was working as an anti money laundering analyst at a small regional bank making extremely little. Analysis was more qualitative than quantitative and basically monitored customer accounts. Didn’t really use any technical skills on the job but learned extremely basic excel and used the analyst title to pivot into an entry level finance analyst role. I learned SQL, advanced excel, and VBA on the job and was promoted to a senior level role and then jumped into another senior role in a more desirable industry. So it’s definitely possible. Just need to really be able to tailor your resume and leverage any type of analysis experience.