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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 District Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years 1,185 815 68.8 558 68.5
2017 - 18 184 124 67.4 96 77.4
2016 - 17 180 128 71.1 101 78.9
2015 - 16 202 144 71.3 102 70.8
2014 - 15 173 116 67.1 71 61.2
2013 - 14 243 164 67.5 106 64.6
2012 - 13 218 150 68.8 87 58.0



Employment by Program Characteristics
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School District Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 7 7 100.0 6 85.7
Post-Baccalaureate All 7 7 100.0 6 85.7
School Counselor 5 - - - -
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 2 - - - -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 5 - - - -
Post-Baccalaureate All 5 - - - -
Reading 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 137 104 75.9 80 76.9
Baccalaureate All 91 69 75.8 53 76.8
Biology 2 - - - -
Business 1 - - - -
Early Childhood 14 11 78.6 9 81.8
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 1 - - - -
Elementary 35 28 80.0 21 75.0
English 9 6 66.7 6 100.0
History 8 7 87.5 5 71.4
Mathematics 4 - - - -
Moderate Disabilities 9 6 66.7 4 66.7
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 2 - - - -
Physical Education 6 - - - -
Visual Art 1 - - - -
Post-Baccalaureate All 46 35 76.1 27 77.1
Biology 1 - - - -
Early Childhood 4 - - - -
Elementary 16 13 81.3 8 61.5
English 1 - - - -
History 6 - - - -
Mathematics 1 - - - -
Moderate Disabilities 18 15 83.3 13 86.7
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 1 - - - -
Physical Education 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 17 17 100.0 16 94.1
Post-Baccalaureate All 17 17 100.0 16 94.1
Early Childhood 4 - - - -
Elementary 8 8 100.0 8 100.0
History 1 - - - -
Mathematics 1 - - - -
Physical Education 3 - - - -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2017 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2017 Program Completers First Employment
Springfield
18
10.0
Holyoke
10
5.6
Chicopee
8
4.4
Westfield
7
3.9


*No Data Available.

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