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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

In 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, the College had 402 licensure program completers, 57.2% of which were employed in a MA public school. 91.3% of those remained employed for at least 2 years. The top three public school districts that employ our graduates are Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst-Pelham.


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
1,302
-
66.1
744
91.1
2016 - 17
155
-
57.4
0
*
2015 - 16
178
-
61.2
102
89.2
2014 - 15
170
-
62.9
99
89.9
2013 - 14
186
-
75.8
135
88.1
2012 - 13
215
-
64.2
136
89.7
2011 - 12
200
-
64.0
127
96.1
2010 - 11
202
-
74.8
148
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: Administrator, Initial ALL ALL
17
88.2
13
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
17
88.2
13
100.0
Principal/Assistant Principal
8
100.0
7
100.0
Special Education Administrator
9
77.8
6
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial ALL ALL
101
46.5
38
84.2
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
101
46.5
38
84.2
School Guidance Counselor
65
49.2
25
80.0
School Psychologist
36
41.7
13
92.3
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial ALL ALL
179
34.6
49
85.7
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
179
34.6
49
85.7
Reading
5
-
-
-
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders
174
33.3
45
86.7
Academic: Teacher, Initial ALL ALL
997
73.0
636
91.8
Baccalaureate ALL
284
63.7
147
93.2
Biology
3
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
70
52.9
28
100.0
Earth Science
1
-
-
-
Elementary
2
-
-
-
English
11
63.6
5
-
Foreign Language - [French]
2
-
-
-
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
3
-
-
-
History
14
71.4
8
100.0
Mathematics
13
84.6
7
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
121
64.5
64
85.9
Physics
2
-
-
-
Visual Art
42
66.7
27
96.3
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
713
76.7
489
91.4
Biology
50
78.0
37
94.6
Chemistry
13
84.6
10
80.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
22
68.2
15
93.3
Earth Science
6
100.0
6
83.3
Elementary
126
77.8
86
88.4
English
104
81.7
74
87.8
English as a Second Language
62
74.2
42
95.2
Foreign Language - [Chinese]
2
-
-
-
Foreign Language - [French]
11
63.6
5
-
Foreign Language - [Italian]
3
-
-
-
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
4
-
-
-
General Science
28
78.6
18
83.3
History
125
76.8
85
96.5
Latin and Classical Humanities
42
40.5
14
85.7
Mathematics
45
86.7
36
97.2
Moderate Disabilities
51
88.2
42
88.1
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
4
-
-
-
Physics
12
91.7
10
90.0
Visual Art
3
-
-
-
Academic: Teacher, Professional ALL ALL
12
91.7
11
90.9
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
12
91.7
11
90.9
Elementary
2
-
-
-
General Science
10
90.0
9
100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2016 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2016 Program Completers First Employment
Springfield
-
15.7
Holyoke
-
3.3
Amherst-Pelham
-
2.5
Chicopee
-
2.5
Gill-Montague
-
2.3


*No Data Available.

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