Are psychology graduates actually employable?

They are probably the two most over-subscribed subjects in terms of the number of people taking the degree and the number of jobs that actually require that specific degree.

I'm afraid it isn't, as a previous posted suggested, a highly respected degree. You can do well from it, but I'd recommend doing it at a RG or other strong university. it's a very weak degree if taken at a relatively weak university and it's one of the worst for actually adding value to graduate prospects.

If you don't want to be a psychologist, then I wouldn't go near it. Do English, History or some other more academic subject.

My daughter and her friends all got decent jobs from it and they didn’t attend a Russell Group Uni, they went to Lancaster. Only one person in her group wanted to be a Psychologist, most people who do that degree just want to work with people in some capacity and enjoy Psychology as a subject more than English, History or other subjects

wrote out a long reply but got re-directed and lost it so cliffs:

1. most grad career paths are open to people with all sorts of degrees

2. employers hire employable people, not employable degrees.

3. you have to build a profile consisting of some or all of the following things to become an employable person: good grades, strong uni brand (depending on the career path), rigorous course (depending on the career path), leadership experience, work experience, extra curricular involvement, awards, projects (depending on the career path), strong written communication skills, a good attitude, initiative/bias to action, perseverance, good technical ability (if required for the job) and so on..

4. if you can successfully pull on most or all of those levers you'll be far more employable than the vast majority of university students (it's also quite interesting to note that more students at better unis tend to have those variables down more often hence the bias)

5. couple the above with a solid career exploration process where you:
a) figure out which graduate career paths exist beyond the obvious
b) figure out which of those aligns best with your interests, intended lifestyle and aptitude
c) figure out how to actually recruit for and obtain one of those careers, let that inform your choice of degree if you needs be

6. and hey presto, you're good to go

this stuff is not that hard and really should be hammered down more in school.

psychology is as good as any other degree, just bear in mind that you may need a backup plan (or a few) if you want to pursue it as a career because there are many more qualified/employable future psychologists than there are spots.

Ploughing 9k a year into a course to get a decent job at the end isn't value for money at all

Thats not true at all. Ploughing £9k into a course to NOT get a decent job and to have reduced your opportunities for training in the future is pretty bad value.

9K is too much for those things which can achieve not even going

I know people say nowadays that it's not the degree subject but the transferable skills gained from the degree that will help with successful future careers? is this true? or is a psychology degree not worth it in terms of future earnings and job employment opportunities?
ps I'm looking at doing either a psychology degree or psych with criminology degree (both BPS accredited)
Note I do not want to become a psychologist or psychiatrist or any directly linked careers