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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 2,751 1,766 64.2 1,295 73.3
2018 - 19 341 249 73.0 204 81.9
2017 - 18 382 244 63.9 209 85.7
2016 - 17 378 261 69.0 199 76.2
2015 - 16 389 250 64.3 179 71.6
2014 - 15 398 266 66.8 171 64.3
2013 - 14 493 314 63.7 206 65.6
2012 - 13 468 261 55.8 169 64.8



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 12 4 33.3 4 100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 12 4 33.3 4 100.0
School Counselor 2 - - - -
School Guidance Counselor 4 - - - -
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 6 - - - -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 5 - - - -
Post-Baccalaureate All 5 - - - -
Reading 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 200 128 64.0 88 68.8
Baccalaureate All 38 17 44.7 12 70.6
Early Childhood 2 - - - -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 4 - - - -
Elementary 13 6 46.2 3 50.0
English 8 4 50.0 4 100.0
General Science 1 - - - -
Mathematics 2 - - - -
Moderate Disabilities 8 4 50.0 2 50.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 162 111 68.5 76 68.5
Biology 1 - - - -
Chemistry 2 - - - -
Early Childhood 16 11 68.8 7 63.6
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 9 7 77.8 6 85.7
Elementary 47 25 53.2 16 64.0
English 13 11 84.6 8 72.7
English as a Second Language 3 - - - -
General Science 2 - - - -
History 5 - - - -
Mathematics 10 9 90.0 6 66.7
Moderate Disabilities 47 35 74.5 23 65.7
Severe Disabilities 6 - - - -
Visual Art 8 4 50.0 4 100.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 7 6 85.7 5 83.3
Post-Baccalaureate All 7 6 85.7 5 83.3
Elementary 6 - - - -
Mathematics 1 - - - -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2018 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2018 Program Completers First Employment
Newton
14
3.7
Brookline
10
2.6
Cambridge
10
2.6
Arlington
8
2.1


*No Data Available.

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