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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

Boston University and its School of Education attract students from across the country and around the world. Many students are not from Massachusetts and frequently choose other destination states after graduation. Boston University is comprised of 16 schools and colleges, with more than 32,500 students, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, from all 50 states and 135 foreign countries. University-wide 82% of first time, first year students (freshmen) are from out of state.


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
1,553
648
41.7
474
73.1
2018 - 19
247
97
39.3
73
75.3
2017 - 18
236
117
49.6
96
82.1
2016 - 17
195
93
47.7
77
82.8
2015 - 16
201
78
38.8
56
71.8
2014 - 15
233
87
37.3
61
70.1
2013 - 14
216
90
41.7
64
71.1
2012 - 13
241
98
40.7
52
53.1



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
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
Principal/Assistant Principal
3
2
66.7
1
50.0
Special Education Administrator
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
7
3
42.9
2
66.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
7
3
42.9
2
66.7
School Guidance Counselor
7
3
42.9
2
66.7
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
39
12
30.8
9
75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
39
12
30.8
9
75.0
Reading
9
8
88.9
6
75.0
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders
30
4
13.3
3
75.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
196
78
39.8
59
75.6
Baccalaureate All
91
24
26.4
16
66.7
Biology
1
1
100.0
-
-
Early Childhood
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
20
6
30.0
3
50.0
Elementary
27
7
25.9
4
57.1
English
7
1
14.3
1
100.0
English as a Second Language
10
2
20.0
2
100.0
Foreign Language - [German]
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
General Science
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
History
11
-
-
-
-
Mathematics
1
-
-
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
13
5
38.5
4
80.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
4
2
50.0
2
100.0
Physics
1
-
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
5
1
20.0
-
-
Visual Art
2
-
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
105
54
51.4
43
79.6
Biology
1
1
100.0
-
-
Chemistry
2
1
50.0
-
-
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - ASL/TC
13
2
15.4
2
100.0
Early Childhood
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
26
10
38.5
9
90.0
Elementary
9
6
66.7
4
66.7
English
10
6
60.0
3
50.0
English as a Second Language
8
7
87.5
6
85.7
Foreign Language - [Arabic]
1
-
-
-
-
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
General Science
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
History
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Mathematics
9
7
77.8
6
85.7
Moderate Disabilities
13
9
69.2
7
77.8
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
5
3
60.0
3
100.0
Physical Education
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Physics
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Severe Disabilities
2
-
-
-
-
Visual Art
4
1
25.0
-
-



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
19
8.1
Revere
10
4.2
Brookline
8
3.4
Newton
7
3.0


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