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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
35,874
23,514
65.5
17,781
75.6
2018 - 19
4,928
3,381
68.6
2,838
83.9
2017 - 18
5,063
3,472
68.6
2,992
86.2
2016 - 17
5,205
3,533
67.9
2,783
78.8
2015 - 16
5,301
3,543
66.8
2,578
72.8
2014 - 15
5,339
3,469
65.0
2,386
68.8
2013 - 14
6,140
3,983
64.9
2,732
68.6
2012 - 13
5,895
3,732
63.3
2,443
65.5
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
434
303
69.8
278
91.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
434
303
69.8
278
91.7
Principal/Assistant Principal
345
254
73.6
235
92.5
School Business Administrator
13
9
69.2
6
66.7
Special Education Administrator
41
32
78.0
29
90.6
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
51
1
2.0
1
100.0
Supervisor/Director
8
8
100.0
8
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
282
182
64.5
148
81.3
Post-Baccalaureate All
282
182
64.5
148
81.3
School Counselor
82
49
59.8
36
73.5
School Guidance Counselor
88
54
61.4
41
75.9
School Psychologist
43
35
81.4
32
91.4
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
85
56
65.9
45
80.4
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
365
229
62.7
211
92.1
Post-Baccalaureate All
365
229
62.7
211
92.1
Reading
213
188
88.3
174
92.6
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders
154
42
27.3
37
88.1
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
3,597
2,440
67.8
1,988
81.5
Baccalaureate All
1,116
597
53.5
459
76.9
Biology
18
12
66.7
9
75.0
Business
1
1
100.0
-
-
Chemistry
5
4
80.0
2
50.0
Dance
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood
44
25
56.8
20
80.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
145
74
51.0
52
70.3
Elementary
431
240
55.7
185
77.1
English
102
47
46.1
39
83.0
English as a Second Language
28
4
14.3
3
75.0
Foreign Language - [French]
1
-
-
-
-
Foreign Language - [German]
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
7
3
42.9
3
100.0
General Science
3
1
33.3
1
100.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
11
8
72.7
7
87.5
History
78
41
52.6
31
75.6
Mathematics
58
35
60.3
23
65.7
Middle School Mathematics/Science
1
-
-
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
62
34
54.8
30
88.2
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
46
24
52.2
16
66.7
Physical Education
39
16
41.0
14
87.5
Physics
9
4
44.4
4
100.0
Severe Disabilities
19
10
52.6
7
70.0
Social Science
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Technology/Engineering
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Theater
10
1
10.0
1
100.0
Visual Art
38
20
52.6
17
85.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
2,240
1,663
74.2
1,391
83.6
Biology
58
45
77.6
38
84.4
Chemistry
19
16
84.2
14
87.5
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - ASL/TC
13
2
15.4
2
100.0
Early Childhood
105
72
68.6
55
76.4
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
108
70
64.8
54
77.1
Earth Science
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Elementary
413
303
73.4
239
78.9
English
177
129
72.9
106
82.2
English as a Second Language
96
81
84.4
71
87.7
Foreign Language - [Arabic]
1
-
-
-
-
Foreign Language - [French]
4
3
75.0
2
66.7
Foreign Language - [Italian]
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Foreign Language - [Portuguese]
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
27
26
96.3
24
92.3
General Science
49
37
75.5
34
91.9
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
History
167
117
70.1
94
80.3
Instructional Technology
21
21
100.0
20
95.2
Latin and Classical Humanities
9
1
11.1
-
-
Library
21
18
85.7
15
83.3
Mathematics
123
96
78.0
83
86.5
Middle School Humanities
3
1
33.3
1
100.0
Middle School Mathematics/Science
1
1
100.0
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
582
490
84.2
429
87.6
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
15
12
80.0
10
83.3
Physical Education
10
8
80.0
6
75.0
Physics
14
12
85.7
11
91.7
Severe Disabilities
159
91
57.2
79
86.8
Technology/Engineering
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Theater
23
7
30.4
5
71.4
Visual Art
51
27
52.9
18
66.7
Visually Impaired
4
-
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate - Apprenticeship/Teacher of Record All
244
181
74.2
139
76.8
Biology
13
7
53.8
4
57.1
Chemistry
4
3
75.0
2
66.7
Early Childhood
3
3
100.0
3
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Elementary
47
33
70.2
24
72.7
English
30
25
83.3
18
72.0
English as a Second Language
24
18
75.0
14
77.8
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
General Science
15
10
66.7
8
80.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
History
17
12
70.6
8
66.7
Mathematics
38
31
81.6
23
74.2
Middle School Humanities
6
-
-
-
-
Middle School Mathematics/Science
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
36
27
75.0
26
96.3
Physical Education
7
7
100.0
6
85.7
Physics
4
4
100.0
3
75.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
274
242
88.3
227
93.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
274
242
88.3
227
93.8
Biology
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Chemistry
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood
25
24
96.0
24
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
5
5
100.0
5
100.0
Elementary
91
83
91.2
77
92.8
English
10
10
100.0
9
90.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
General Science
5
5
100.0
5
100.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
History
14
12
85.7
11
91.7
Mathematics
18
17
94.4
17
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
41
35
85.4
31
88.6
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
14
13
92.9
12
92.3
Physical Education
12
9
75.0
8
88.9
Physics
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Severe Disabilities
7
7
100.0
7
100.0
Visual Art
24
14
58.3
13
92.9



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2018 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2018 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
216
4.3
Springfield
122
2.4
Worcester
84
1.7
Newton
81
1.6


*No Data Available.

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