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Employment of Preparation Program Completers in Massachusetts Public Schools

This report provides the percentage of program completers who were employed in a Massachusetts public school or district by June of the report year. Employment rates are reported by program completion year, program type, program subject area, and top employing districts. Employment is determined by matching program completers reported by preparation program providers with employment data collected from districts in the Education Personnel Information Management System (EPIMS). The number in retention cohort includes the number of program completers first employed at least one year prior to the report year, and is the numerator for the retention rates. More about the data…

Note: Data only include program completers who became employed in a Massachusetts public, K-12 school, including charter schools, and collaboratives. The data do not include employment in private schools or outside of Massachusetts. Additional contextual information is provided by the educator preparation program under 'Employment Rates Context'.

A dash indicates that there were fewer than six program completers, therefore employment data is not reported. For more information on how employment and retention rates are calculated, see the About the Data page.

Data last updated June 4, 2026

Employment by Year (All Programs)
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years 991 - 63.0 242 91.7
2011 - 12 569 - 59.8 - -
2010 - 11 422 - 67.3 242 91.7



Employment by Program Characteristics
Retention in a MA Public School
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number of Program Completers Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 29 41.4 > 9 75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 29 41.4 > 9 75.0
School Guidance Counselor 20 50.0 > 7 70.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 9 22.2 > 2 100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 31 96.8 > 23 76.7
Post-Baccalaureate All 31 96.8 > 23 76.7
Reading 31 96.8 > 23 76.7
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 373 62.5 > 167 71.7
Baccalaureate All 45 44.4 > 13 65.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 10 40.0 > 3 75.0
Elementary 14 64.3 > 7 77.8
English 4 - >- -
General Science 1 - >- -
History 1 - >- -
Mathematics 7 28.6 >- -
Moderate Disabilities 8 50.0 > 3 75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 328 64.9 > 154 72.3
Biology 2 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 51 60.8 > 19 61.3
Elementary 108 61.1 > 48 72.7
English 14 78.6 > 8 72.7
General Science 3 - >- -
History 17 76.5 > 9 69.2
Instructional Technology 5 - >- -
Mathematics 12 50.0 > 5 83.3
Middle School Humanities 1 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 103 71.8 > 53 71.6
Severe Disabilities 21 61.9 > 11 84.6
Visual Art 6 - >- -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 36 69.4 > 23 92.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 36 69.4 > 23 92.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 5 - >- -
Elementary 25 68.0 > 16 94.1
Mathematics 6 - >- -
Visual Art 2 - >- -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2011 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2011 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
5.3
Brookline
-
4.2
Newton
-
3.5
Lawrence
-
3.5
Boston
-
2.7


*No Data Available.

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