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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.


Employment Rates Context

Boston University and its School of Education attract students from across the country and around the world. Many students are not from Massachusetts and frequently choose other destination states after graduation. Boston University is comprised of 16 schools and colleges, with more than 32,500 students, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, from all 50 states and 135 foreign countries. University-wide 82% of first time, first year students (freshmen) are from out of state.


Data last updated December 12, 2024

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 1,361 - 50.7 585 90.6
2015 - 16 199 - 43.2 0 *
2014 - 15 227 - 47.6 101 91.1
2013 - 14 215 - 56.3 118 89.0
2012 - 13 237 - 56.1 129 93.8
2011 - 12 260 - 50.0 128 90.6
2010 - 11 231 - 51.1 115 88.7



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 19 84.2 > 16 93.8
Post-Baccalaureate All 19 84.2 > 16 93.8
Principal/Assistant Principal 12 91.7 > 11 100.0
Special Education Administrator 5 - >- -
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent 3 - >- -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 62 45.2 > 27 100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 62 45.2 > 27 100.0
School Guidance Counselor 58 43.1 > 24 100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 5 - >- -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 215 24.2 > 38 86.8
Post-Baccalaureate All 215 24.2 > 38 86.8
Reading 30 80.0 > 18 88.9
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders 185 15.1 > 20 85.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 1,052 55.5 > 494 90.3
Baccalaureate All 515 48.5 > 209 90.4
Biology 8 62.5 >- -
Chemistry 2 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 54 29.6 > 12 75.0
Elementary 151 56.3 > 70 95.7
English 71 46.5 > 28 92.9
English as a Second Language 40 47.5 > 12 100.0
Foreign Language - [French] 2 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Italian] 2 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 8 62.5 >- -
General Science 4 - >- -
History 69 43.5 > 26 84.6
Latin and Classical Humanities 4 - >- -
Mathematics 53 64.2 > 31 90.3
Moderate Disabilities 93 59.1 > 48 95.8
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 19 31.6 > 6 100.0
Physics 5 - >- -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 3 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 26 61.5 > 15 66.7
Visual Art 7 28.6 >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 541 62.3 > 288 90.3
Biology 23 69.6 > 13 92.3
Chemistry 5 - >- -
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 25 24.0 > 5 -
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - ASL/TC 19 0.0 >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 13 76.9 > 10 90.0
Elementary 41 65.9 > 25 84.0
English 59 61.0 > 30 90.0
English as a Second Language 44 72.7 > 28 85.7
Foreign Language - [Arabic] 5 - >- -
Foreign Language - [French] 10 60.0 > 5 -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 9 77.8 > 3 -
General Science 5 - >- -
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 22 72.7 > 12 91.7
History 39 53.8 > 18 77.8
Instructional Technology 3 - >- -
Latin and Classical Humanities 4 - >- -
Mathematics 56 75.0 > 38 94.7
Moderate Disabilities 39 74.4 > 24 95.8
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 29 58.6 > 16 100.0
Physical Education 31 67.7 > 19 89.5
Physics 14 85.7 > 10 100.0
Severe Disabilities 9 55.6 >- -
Visual Art 43 62.8 > 20 95.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 16 75.0 > 12 91.7
Post-Baccalaureate All 16 75.0 > 12 91.7
Elementary 1 - >- -
English 2 - >- -
English as a Second Language 1 - >- -
Mathematics 10 60.0 > 6 100.0
Moderate Disabilities 1 - >- -
Physics 1 - >- -



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2015 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2015 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
-
11.0
Chelsea
-
9.2
Newton
-
6.3
Brookline
-
6.3
Lawrence
-
2.7


*No Data Available.

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