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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 2,273 - 70.3 1,307 91.1
2014 - 15 392 - 63.3 0 *
2013 - 14 482 - 71.2 311 91.0
2012 - 13 465 - 71.8 325 89.8
2011 - 12 569 - 71.0 392 91.3
2010 - 11 422 - 73.7 301 93.0



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 22 31.8 > 6 85.7
Post-Baccalaureate All 22 31.8 > 6 85.7
School Guidance Counselor 16 31.3 > 5 100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 6 - >- -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 29 79.3 > 18 78.3
Post-Baccalaureate All 29 79.3 > 18 78.3
Reading 29 79.3 > 18 78.3
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 285 62.5 > 136 76.4
Baccalaureate All 43 39.5 > 11 64.7
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 7 28.6 > 1 50.0
Elementary 12 58.3 > 4 57.1
English 11 45.5 > 5 100.0
History 4 - >- -
Mathematics 3 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 6 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 242 66.5 > 125 77.6
Biology 5 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 33 51.5 > 10 58.8
Elementary 75 57.3 > 34 79.1
English 6 - >- -
English as a Second Language 3 - >- -
General Science 1 - >- -
History 5 - >- -
Instructional Technology 4 - >- -
Mathematics 7 71.4 > 4 80.0
Middle School Humanities 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 77 77.9 > 48 80.0
Physics 2 - >- -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 1 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 21 76.2 > 14 87.5
Visual Art 11 54.5 > 3 50.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 53 71.7 > 34 89.5
Post-Baccalaureate All 53 71.7 > 34 89.5
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 12 33.3 > 2 50.0
Elementary 24 79.2 > 18 94.7
General Science 3 - >- -
Mathematics 11 100.0 > 10 90.9
Visual Art 4 - >- -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2014 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2014 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
6.3
Newton
-
5.5
Brookline
-
4.5
Boston
-
2.6
Lexington
-
2.2


*No Data Available.

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