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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 1,552 - 52.5 690 90.4
2016 - 17 194 - 51.5 0 *
2015 - 16 199 - 47.7 86 89.5
2014 - 15 227 - 50.2 108 90.7
2013 - 14 215 - 57.7 121 90.9
2012 - 13 237 - 57.4 133 94.0
2011 - 12 260 - 50.8 130 90.0
2010 - 11 231 - 52.4 118 87.3



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: Administrator, Initial ALL ALL 22 81.8 > 16 93.8
Post-Baccalaureate ALL 22 81.8 > 16 93.8
Principal/Assistant Principal 14 92.9 > 11 100.0
Special Education Administrator 6 - >- -
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent 3 - >- -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial ALL ALL 68 44.1 > 28 100.0
Post-Baccalaureate ALL 68 44.1 > 28 100.0
School Guidance Counselor 64 42.2 > 25 100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 5 - >- -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial ALL ALL 248 25.4 > 52 82.7
Post-Baccalaureate ALL 248 25.4 > 52 82.7
Reading 35 80.0 > 24 95.8
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders 213 16.4 > 28 71.4
Academic: Teacher, Initial ALL ALL 1,202 57.7 > 584 90.6
Baccalaureate ALL 581 49.4 > 250 90.4
Biology 9 55.6 >- -
Chemistry 3 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 61 32.8 > 16 81.3
Earth Science 1 - >- -
Elementary 171 57.3 > 85 97.6
English 78 48.7 > 33 93.9
English as a Second Language 48 50.0 > 19 94.7
Foreign Language - [French] 4 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Italian] 2 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 11 63.6 > 5 -
General Science 5 - >- -
History 72 44.4 > 30 83.3
Latin and Classical Humanities 4 - >- -
Mathematics 56 64.3 > 34 85.3
Moderate Disabilities 101 61.4 > 55 98.2
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 23 39.1 > 6 100.0
Physics 5 - >- -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 3 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 34 58.8 > 16 68.8
Visual Art 8 25.0 >- -
Post-Baccalaureate ALL 626 65.5 > 337 90.8
Biology 25 72.0 > 16 93.8
Chemistry 6 - >- -
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 25 24.0 > 6 66.7
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - ASL/TC 26 3.8 >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 14 71.4 > 10 90.0
Elementary 46 63.0 > 27 85.2
English 73 61.6 > 36 91.7
English as a Second Language 53 79.2 > 32 87.5
Foreign Language - [Arabic] 5 - >- -
Foreign Language - [French] 11 63.6 > 6 100.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 11 81.8 > 7 71.4
General Science 5 - >- -
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 23 82.6 > 16 93.8
History 47 61.7 > 21 76.2
Instructional Technology 3 - >- -
Latin and Classical Humanities 4 - >- -
Mathematics 64 76.6 > 42 92.9
Moderate Disabilities 45 80.0 > 29 96.6
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 30 63.3 > 17 100.0
Physical Education 43 76.7 > 21 90.5
Physics 19 89.5 > 12 100.0
Severe Disabilities 11 54.5 > 5 -
Visual Art 44 63.6 > 27 96.3
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 2016 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2016 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
-
11.0
Chelsea
-
8.4
Newton
-
6.3
Brookline
-
6.2
Lawrence
-
2.6


*No Data Available.

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