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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)
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School District Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years 31,467 20,747 65.9 15,927 76.8
2017 - 18 5,063 3,404 67.2 2,752 80.8
2016 - 17 5,205 3,564 68.5 3,060 85.9
2015 - 16 5,301 3,582 67.6 2,829 79.0
2014 - 15 5,339 3,530 66.1 2,560 72.5
2013 - 14 6,140 4,049 65.9 2,897 71.5
2012 - 13 5,895 3,794 64.4 2,561 67.5
2010 - 11 1 - - - -



Employment by Program Characteristics
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School District Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
Academic: Administrator, Initial All All 440 323 73.4 286 88.5
Post-Baccalaureate All 440 323 73.4 286 88.5
Principal/Assistant Principal 351 265 75.5 234 88.3
School Business Administrator 10 9 90.0 8 88.9
Special Education Administrator 33 30 90.9 26 86.7
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent 46 6 13.0 6 100.0
Supervisor/Director 17 15 88.2 13 86.7
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 310 160 51.6 122 76.3
Post-Baccalaureate All 310 160 51.6 122 76.3
School Guidance Counselor 189 101 53.4 71 70.3
School Psychologist 53 36 67.9 30 83.3
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 79 34 43.0 30 88.2
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 362 240 66.3 205 85.4
Post-Baccalaureate All 362 240 66.3 205 85.4
Reading 239 209 87.4 178 85.2
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders 130 35 26.9 31 88.6
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 3,645 2,404 66.0 1,889 78.6
Baccalaureate All 1,207 632 52.4 444 70.3
Biology 21 11 52.4 10 90.9
Business 1 - - - -
Chemistry 2 - - - -
Early Childhood 7 4 57.1 1 25.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 210 102 48.6 76 74.5
Earth Science 2 - - - -
Elementary 456 263 57.7 174 66.2
English 106 47 44.3 30 63.8
English as a Second Language 28 10 35.7 6 60.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 13 8 61.5 6 75.0
General Science 8 4 50.0 4 100.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 11 5 45.5 2 40.0
History 82 33 40.2 24 72.7
Latin and Classical Humanities 1 - - - -
Mathematics 66 44 66.7 34 77.3
Middle School Mathematics/Science 1 - - - -
Moderate Disabilities 57 35 61.4 28 80.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 51 34 66.7 27 79.4
Physical Education 59 24 40.7 17 70.8
Physics 2 - - - -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 1 - - - -
Severe Disabilities 20 12 60.0 9 75.0
Technology/Engineering 1 - - - -
Theater 9 2 22.2 - -
Visual Art 43 13 30.2 7 53.8
Post-Baccalaureate All 2,191 1,593 72.7 1,291 81.0
Biology 59 49 83.1 43 87.8
Business 1 - - - -
Chemistry 14 12 85.7 10 83.3
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - ASL/TC 7 1 14.3 1 100.0
Early Childhood 7 4 57.1 2 50.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 232 161 69.4 134 83.2
Earth Science 7 6 85.7 6 100.0
Elementary 391 274 70.1 214 78.1
English 159 109 68.6 86 78.9
English as a Second Language 70 55 78.6 46 83.6
Foreign Language - [Chinese] 5 - - - -
Foreign Language - [French] 6 - - - -
Foreign Language - [Portuguese] 2 - - - -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 29 25 86.2 21 84.0
General Science 24 19 79.2 17 89.5
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 2 - - - -
History 164 115 70.1 95 82.6
Instructional Technology 12 10 83.3 9 90.0
Latin and Classical Humanities 11 6 54.5 5 83.3
Library 17 14 82.4 13 92.9
Mathematics 129 97 75.2 78 80.4
Middle School Humanities 5 - - - -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 7 4 57.1 3 75.0
Moderate Disabilities 607 506 83.4 408 80.6
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 24 18 75.0 13 72.2
Physical Education 13 12 92.3 9 75.0
Physics 15 14 93.3 13 92.9
Severe Disabilities 144 81 56.3 61 75.3
Technology/Engineering 3 - - - -
Theater 20 7 35.0 6 85.7
Visual Art 54 28 51.9 20 71.4
Visually Impaired 14 2 14.3 2 100.0
Post-Baccalaureate - Apprenticeship/Teacher of Record All 261 189 72.4 160 84.7
Biology 16 10 62.5 9 90.0
Chemistry 2 - - - -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 13 5 38.5 4 80.0
Elementary 41 29 70.7 23 79.3
English 23 18 78.3 13 72.2
English as a Second Language 27 24 88.9 22 91.7
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 4 - - - -
General Science 15 12 80.0 11 91.7
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 9 8 88.9 7 87.5
History 18 15 83.3 15 100.0
Mathematics 41 29 70.7 25 86.2
Middle School Humanities 7 3 42.9 2 66.7
Middle School Mathematics/Science 2 - - - -
Moderate Disabilities 43 28 65.1 23 82.1
Physical Education 9 9 100.0 8 88.9
Physics 3 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 329 294 89.4 261 88.8
Post-Baccalaureate All 329 294 89.4 261 88.8
Biology 8 8 100.0 7 87.5
Chemistry 2 - - - -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 42 39 92.9 35 89.7
Elementary 106 97 91.5 85 87.6
English 31 30 96.8 28 93.3
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 3 - - - -
General Science 7 7 100.0 5 71.4
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 1 - - - -
History 26 22 84.6 21 95.5
Mathematics 28 26 92.9 25 96.2
Moderate Disabilities 39 33 84.6 30 90.9
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 4 - - - -
Physical Education 10 8 80.0 7 87.5
Severe Disabilities 2 - - - -
Visual Art 24 17 70.8 11 64.7



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2017 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2017 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
199
3.8
Springfield
133
2.6
Newton
81
1.6
Worcester
76
1.5


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