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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 1,681 - 77.6 1,097 92.0
2016 - 17 223 - 73.5 0 *
2015 - 16 241 - 73.4 149 93.3
2014 - 15 252 - 77.8 185 89.7
2013 - 14 223 - 83.0 181 88.4
2012 - 13 231 - 80.1 183 93.4
2011 - 12 263 - 81.7 212 94.3
2010 - 11 258 - 74.8 192 92.7



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 30 83.3 > 23 92.0
Post-Baccalaureate All 30 83.3 > 23 92.0
Principal/Assistant Principal 25 84.0 > 19 90.5
Special Education Administrator 5 - >- -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 37 75.7 > 20 71.4
Post-Baccalaureate All 37 75.7 > 20 71.4
School Guidance Counselor 28 67.9 > 12 63.2
School Psychologist 9 100.0 > 8 88.9
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 149 65.1 > 81 83.5
Baccalaureate All 19 52.6 > 8 80.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 8 25.0 > 2 100.0
Earth Science 1 - >- -
English 4 - >- -
History 1 - >- -
Mathematics 2 - >- -
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 3 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 133 66.9 > 75 84.3
Biology 5 - >- -
Early Childhood 1 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 21 66.7 > 11 78.6
Earth Science 2 - >- -
Elementary 21 66.7 > 11 78.6
English 22 63.6 > 11 78.6
English as a Second Language 9 77.8 > 6 85.7
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 3 - >- -
History 13 76.9 > 9 90.0
Latin and Classical Humanities 4 - >- -
Mathematics 10 100.0 > 8 80.0
Moderate Disabilities 9 66.7 > 6 100.0
Visually Impaired 14 14.3 > 2 100.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 4 - >- -
Post-Baccalaureate All 4 - >- -
Biology 1 - >- -
Chemistry 1 - >- -
English 1 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 1 - >- -
History 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
-
28.4
Cambridge
-
2.9
Quincy
-
2.8
Brookline
-
2.2
Newton
-
2.1


*No Data Available.

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