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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 1,437 - 66.3 621 90.3
2012 - 13 465 - 63.4 0 *
2011 - 12 569 - 65.4 340 89.7
2010 - 11 422 - 70.6 284 91.2



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 24 37.5 > 6 66.7
Post-Baccalaureate All 24 37.5 > 6 66.7
School Guidance Counselor 17 47.1 > 6 75.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 7 14.3 >- -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 24 83.3 > 16 80.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 24 83.3 > 16 80.0
Reading 24 83.3 > 16 80.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 404 66.1 > 200 74.9
Baccalaureate All 47 38.3 > 11 61.1
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 17 17.6 > 2 66.7
Elementary 11 54.5 > 3 50.0
English 5 - >- -
General Science 1 - >- -
History 4 - >- -
Mathematics 3 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 6 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 357 69.7 > 189 75.9
Biology 3 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 46 65.2 > 18 60.0
Elementary 109 68.8 > 56 74.7
English 38 52.6 > 18 90.0
English as a Second Language 3 - >- -
General Science 7 85.7 > 5 83.3
History 12 58.3 > 4 57.1
Instructional Technology 13 92.3 > 11 91.7
Mathematics 8 62.5 > 5 100.0
Middle School Humanities 1 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 1 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 99 76.8 > 60 78.9
Political Science/Political Philosophy 2 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 25 72.0 > 14 77.8
Visual Art 8 75.0 > 3 50.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 45 84.4 > 34 89.5
Post-Baccalaureate All 45 84.4 > 34 89.5
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 10 80.0 > 7 87.5
Elementary 26 80.8 > 18 85.7
General Science 4 - >- -
Mathematics 8 100.0 > 8 100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2012 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2012 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
6.2
Newton
-
5.9
Brookline
-
4.6
Lawrence
-
2.7
Boston
-
2.5


*No Data Available.

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