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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 2,997 - 73.1 1,880 91.7
2016 - 17 377 - 68.2 0 *
2015 - 16 394 - 70.3 241 89.6
2014 - 15 392 - 75.0 277 88.1
2013 - 14 482 - 76.3 358 91.6
2012 - 13 465 - 74.4 342 93.0
2011 - 12 569 - 72.9 411 92.0
2010 - 11 422 - 75.8 313 93.3



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 28 39.3 > 9 81.8
Post-Baccalaureate All 28 39.3 > 9 81.8
School Guidance Counselor 15 53.3 > 7 87.5
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 13 23.1 > 2 66.7
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 35 82.9 > 24 82.8
Post-Baccalaureate All 35 82.9 > 24 82.8
Reading 35 82.9 > 24 82.8
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 277 59.6 > 128 77.6
Baccalaureate All 37 37.8 > 8 57.1
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 4 - >- -
Elementary 12 50.0 > 4 66.7
English 6 - >- -
General Science 2 - >- -
History 4 - >- -
Mathematics 4 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 4 - >- -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 1 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 240 62.9 > 120 79.5
Biology 4 - >- -
Chemistry 1 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 42 50.0 > 17 81.0
Earth Science 1 - >- -
Elementary 77 51.9 > 29 72.5
English 5 - >- -
English as a Second Language 4 - >- -
History 9 77.8 > 4 57.1
Instructional Technology 5 - >- -
Mathematics 11 72.7 > 8 100.0
Middle School Humanities 1 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 59 81.4 > 38 79.2
Severe Disabilities 11 45.5 > 5 100.0
Visual Art 9 44.4 > 1 25.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 47 78.7 > 33 89.2
Post-Baccalaureate All 47 78.7 > 33 89.2
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 7 71.4 > 4 80.0
Elementary 27 85.2 > 22 95.7
General Science 2 - >- -
Mathematics 9 77.8 > 7 100.0
Visual Art 3 - >- -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2016 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2016 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
6.1
Newton
-
5.8
Brookline
-
4.5
Boston
-
2.9
Arlington
-
2.3


*No Data Available.

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