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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 December 12, 2024

Employment by Year (All Programs)
Retention in a MA Public School
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years
2,645
-
71.1
1,597
91.5
2015 - 16
394
-
61.2
0
*
2014 - 15
392
-
70.7
248
88.3
2013 - 14
482
-
74.3
343
90.4
2012 - 13
465
-
73.5
334
93.1
2011 - 12
569
-
72.2
404
91.3
2010 - 11
422
-
74.2
311
93.2



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
131
46.6
50
82.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
131
46.6
50
82.0
School Guidance Counselor
104
49.0
43
83.7
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
27
37.0
7
71.4
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
146
83.6
99
93.9
Post-Baccalaureate All
146
83.6
99
93.9
Reading
146
83.6
99
93.9
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
2,166
70.5
1,311
91.2
Baccalaureate All
276
54.7
117
88.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
78
43.6
26
84.6
Elementary
83
63.9
40
95.0
English
37
48.6
11
81.8
General Science
3
-
-
-
History
15
40.0
5
-
Mathematics
21
61.9
12
58.3
Moderate Disabilities
40
62.5
21
95.2
Post-Baccalaureate All
1,902
72.9
1,199
91.6
Biology
13
69.2
5
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
282
68.1
163
87.7
Elementary
636
70.0
393
91.3
English
101
74.3
67
92.5
English as a Second Language
6
66.7
-
-
General Science
27
85.2
22
100.0
History
79
73.4
54
85.2
Instructional Technology
40
80.0
30
100.0
Mathematics
68
77.9
46
89.1
Middle School Humanities
11
81.8
7
85.7
Middle School Mathematics/Science
12
75.0
9
88.9
Moderate Disabilities
520
78.7
346
93.9
Physics
2
-
-
-
Political Science/Political Philosophy
5
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
125
75.2
76
93.4
Visual Art
69
65.2
37
91.9
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
256
83.6
172
93.6
Post-Baccalaureate All
256
83.6
172
93.6
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
50
80.0
35
91.4
Elementary
148
81.1
99
92.9
English
1
-
-
-
General Science
9
100.0
6
100.0
History
1
-
-
-
Instructional Technology
1
-
-
-
Mathematics
49
93.9
34
94.1
Middle School Humanities
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
12
83.3
8
100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2015 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2015 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
6.4
Newton
-
5.9
Brookline
-
4.3
Boston
-
2.8
Arlington
-
2.4


*No Data Available.

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