OP, keep in mind that "what you do" and "who you are" are two different things. You are more than what you do for a living, and you need to define for yourself what you value in life and how you are to go about it. Life is not a race. We all end up in the same place.

Personally, I dropped out of college because I was paying out of pocket and refused to get student loans. Not to say I wouldn't someday finish, but I'll do it on my own terms. I have struggles sometimes comparing myself to others WRT education and career, but, honestly, I'm content in what I am doing. I've done the management route and it sucked. It helps if you reinvent what "success" means to you, regardless what it means to anyone else. It's your life,and you are the captain of this ship.