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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 1,089 - 85.0 814 95.0
2016 - 17 131 - 80.2 0 *
2015 - 16 141 - 81.6 109 94.5
2014 - 15 119 - 89.1 99 92.9
2013 - 14 157 - 80.9 125 96.0
2012 - 13 159 - 83.6 131 94.7
2011 - 12 210 - 88.1 183 95.6
2010 - 11 208 - 90.4 188 95.7



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: Administrator, Initial All All 8 100.0 > 7 87.5
Post-Baccalaureate All 8 100.0 > 7 87.5
Principal/Assistant Principal 8 100.0 > 7 87.5
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 7 57.1 > 3 75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 7 57.1 > 3 75.0
School Guidance Counselor 7 57.1 > 3 75.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 10 90.0 > 8 88.9
Post-Baccalaureate All 10 90.0 > 8 88.9
Reading 10 90.0 > 8 88.9
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 103 71.8 > 58 78.4
Baccalaureate All 40 52.5 > 17 81.0
Biology 1 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 8 50.0 > 3 75.0
Elementary 15 66.7 > 10 100.0
English 6 - >- -
General Science 1 - >- -
History 4 - >- -
Mathematics 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 4 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 2 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 63 84.1 > 41 77.4
Biology 1 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 4 - >- -
Elementary 4 - >- -
English 1 - >- -
Mathematics 1 - >- -
Middle School Humanities 2 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 4 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 35 85.7 > 22 73.3
Severe Disabilities 8 100.0 > 7 87.5
Technology/Engineering 3 - >- -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 25 96.0 > 21 87.5
Post-Baccalaureate All 25 96.0 > 21 87.5
Biology 1 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 5 - >- -
Elementary 6 - >- -
English 5 - >- -
History 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 4 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 2 - >- -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2016 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2016 Program Completers First Employment
Leominster
-
8.8
Fitchburg
-
6.0
North Middlesex
-
4.3
Lowell
-
4.1


*No Data Available.

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