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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 Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years 2,949 - 82.6 2,083 95.7
2016 - 17 428 - 73.6 0 *
2015 - 16 417 - 81.5 302 94.7
2014 - 15 419 - 84.0 337 94.1
2013 - 14 448 - 86.8 384 96.1
2012 - 13 466 - 83.0 383 96.3
2011 - 12 435 - 82.8 356 96.1
2010 - 11 440 - 89.1 391 96.7



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 45 97.8 > 38 86.4
Post-Baccalaureate All 45 97.8 > 38 86.4
Principal/Assistant Principal 38 97.4 > 33 89.2
School Business Administrator 1 - >- -
Special Education Administrator 3 - >- -
Supervisor/Director 3 - >- -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 17 58.8 > 10 100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 17 58.8 > 10 100.0
School Guidance Counselor 9 66.7 > 6 100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 8 50.0 > 4 100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 4 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 4 - >- -
Reading 4 - >- -
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 389 69.7 > 205 75.6
Baccalaureate All 227 64.3 > 102 69.9
Biology 4 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 26 65.4 > 13 76.5
Elementary 104 67.3 > 45 64.3
English 17 47.1 > 4 50.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 1 - >- -
History 21 47.6 > 7 70.0
Mathematics 11 90.9 > 7 70.0
Moderate Disabilities 10 50.0 > 4 80.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 5 - >- -
Physical Education 12 58.3 > 6 85.7
Severe Disabilities 14 64.3 > 7 77.8
Theater 1 - >- -
Visual Art 1 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 162 77.2 > 103 82.4
Biology 4 - >- -
Elementary 20 80.0 > 12 75.0
English 10 60.0 > 5 83.3
English as a Second Language 11 90.9 > 9 90.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 2 - >- -
History 13 46.2 > 5 83.3
Instructional Technology 5 - >- -
Mathematics 8 75.0 > 6 100.0
Moderate Disabilities 52 90.4 > 40 85.1
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 1 - >- -
Physical Education 4 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 29 62.1 > 15 83.3
Visual Art 3 - >- -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 21 85.7 > 15 83.3
Post-Baccalaureate All 21 85.7 > 15 83.3
Chemistry 1 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 2 - >- -
Elementary 3 - >- -
English 5 - >- -
History 3 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 5 - >- -
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 1 - >- -
Visual Art 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
Brockton
-
6.2
Fall River
-
4.2
New Bedford
-
4.1
Taunton
-
3.9
Plymouth
-
2.7


*No Data Available.

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