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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 November 2, 2023

Employment by Year (All Programs)
District 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
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
1
100.0
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Employment by Program Characteristics
District Retention in a MA Public School
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 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
2
100.0
2
100.0
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
1
50.0
1
100.0
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
1
100.0
1
100.0
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
1
50.0
1
100.0
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
1
100.0
1
100.0
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
1
20.0
-
-
Foreign Language - [French]
6
4
66.7
2
50.0
Foreign Language - [Portuguese]
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
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
4
80.0
4
100.0
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
2
66.7
1
50.0
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
2
100.0
2
100.0
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
4
100.0
2
50.0
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
2
100.0
2
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
43
28
65.1
23
82.1
Physical Education
9
9
100.0
8
88.9
Physics
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
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
2
100.0
-
-
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
2
66.7
2
100.0
General Science
7
7
100.0
5
71.4
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
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
4
100.0
4
100.0
Physical Education
10
8
80.0
7
87.5
Severe Disabilities
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
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


*No Data Available.

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