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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 2,645 - 71.1 1,597 91.5
2015 - 16 394 - 61.2 0 *
2014 - 15 392 - 70.7 248 88.3
2013 - 14 482 - 74.3 343 90.4
2012 - 13 465 - 73.5 334 93.1
2011 - 12 569 - 72.2 404 91.3
2010 - 11 422 - 74.2 311 93.2



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 17 52.9 > 4 44.4
Post-Baccalaureate All 17 52.9 > 4 44.4
School Guidance Counselor 10 50.0 > 3 60.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 7 57.1 > 1 25.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 22 81.8 > 16 88.9
Post-Baccalaureate All 22 81.8 > 16 88.9
Reading 22 81.8 > 16 88.9
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 298 69.5 > 153 73.9
Baccalaureate All 37 29.7 > 8 72.7
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 6 - >- -
Elementary 20 35.0 > 6 85.7
English 4 - >- -
History 2 - >- -
Mathematics 3 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 2 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 261 75.1 > 145 74.0
Biology 3 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 41 68.3 > 19 67.9
Elementary 98 69.4 > 53 77.9
English 13 76.9 > 6 60.0
English as a Second Language 5 - >- -
General Science 7 85.7 > 3 50.0
History 6 - >- -
Instructional Technology 7 71.4 > 4 80.0
Mathematics 9 77.8 > 6 85.7
Middle School Mathematics/Science 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 60 85.0 > 35 68.6
Physics 1 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 16 75.0 > 11 91.7
Visual Art 6 - >- -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 44 75.0 > 32 97.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 44 75.0 > 32 97.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 13 61.5 > 8 100.0
Elementary 24 75.0 > 18 100.0
Mathematics 9 88.9 > 7 87.5



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2015 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2015 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
6.4
Newton
-
5.9
Brookline
-
4.3
Boston
-
2.8
Arlington
-
2.4


*No Data Available.

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