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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 December 12, 2024

Employment by Programs
Program Program Completion Year Number of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in 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: Teacher, Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities, PreK-2, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 68 15 22.1 12 80.0
2018 - 19 20 4 20.0 3 75.0
2017 - 18 10 2 20.0 2 100.0
2016 - 17 7 2 28.6 2 100.0
2015 - 16 11 4 36.4 2 50.0
2014 - 15 7 - - - -
2013 - 14 13 3 23.1 3 100.0
Academic: Teacher, Elementary, 1-6, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 173 65 37.6 48 73.8
2019 - 20 20 4 20.0 2 50.0
2018 - 19 27 8 29.6 8 100.0
2017 - 18 25 12 48.0 10 83.3
2016 - 17 21 10 47.6 10 100.0
2015 - 16 26 8 30.8 6 75.0
2014 - 15 28 11 39.3 5 45.5
2013 - 14 26 12 46.2 7 58.3
Academic: Teacher, English as a Second Language, 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 32 11 34.4 7 63.6
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2015 - 16 7 2 28.6 - -
2014 - 15 7 4 57.1 2 50.0
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English, 5-8, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 19 8 42.1 6 75.0
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 6 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 46 16 34.8 8 50.0
2019 - 20 6 - - - -
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 5 - - - -
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 9 3 33.3 - -
2013 - 14 13 2 15.4 1 50.0
Academic: Teacher, History, 5-8, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 16 2 12.5 2 100.0
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2018 - 19 3 - - - -
2017 - 18 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, History, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 32 9 28.1 6 66.7
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2018 - 19 8 1 12.5 1 100.0
2017 - 18 5 - - - -
2016 - 17 3 - - - -
2015 - 16 6 - - - -
2014 - 15 6 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Mathematics, 5-8, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 7 1 14.3 1 100.0
2016 - 17 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 3 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Mathematics, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 28 12 42.9 9 75.0
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 5 - - - -
2016 - 17 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 8 4 50.0 3 75.0
Academic: Teacher, Chemistry, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 4 - - - -
2019 - 20 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Biology, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 8 3 37.5 1 33.3
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, General Science, 5-8, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 8 3 37.5 3 100.0
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 3 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Earth Science, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [French], 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [German], 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 1 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [Spanish], 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 9 7 77.8 6 85.7
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 3 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [Italian], 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Latin and Classical Humanities, 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 2 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Moderate Disabilities, 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 11 4 36.4 2 50.0
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 84 41 48.8 27 65.9
2019 - 20 7 2 28.6 1 50.0
2018 - 19 12 7 58.3 7 100.0
2017 - 18 8 5 62.5 4 80.0
2016 - 17 8 4 50.0 4 100.0
2015 - 16 14 8 57.1 5 62.5
2014 - 15 18 9 50.0 4 44.4
2013 - 14 17 6 35.3 2 33.3
Academic: Teacher, Severe Disabilities, All Levels, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 32 12 37.5 9 75.0
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 4 - - - -
2016 - 17 8 3 37.5 3 100.0
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 5 - - - -
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Visual Art, 5-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Visual Art, PreK-8, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General, All Levels, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 27 10 37.0 5 50.0
2019 - 20 6 - - - -
2018 - 19 4 - - - -
2017 - 18 4 - - - -
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 6 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities, PreK-2, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 35 15 42.9 13 86.7
2018 - 19 26 13 50.0 12 92.3
2017 - 18 4 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Health/Family and Consumer Sciences, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 11 9 81.8 5 55.6
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Elementary, 1-6, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 92 63 68.5 47 74.6
2019 - 20 31 23 74.2 16 69.6
2018 - 19 9 5 55.6 4 80.0
2017 - 18 30 24 80.0 19 79.2
2016 - 17 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 8 5 62.5 4 80.0
2013 - 14 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English as a Second Language, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 29 21 72.4 19 90.5
2019 - 20 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 3 - - - -
2017 - 18 3 - - - -
2016 - 17 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 6 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English, 5-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 14 5 35.7 3 60.0
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 3 - - - -
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English, 8-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 54 33 61.1 25 75.8
2019 - 20 6 - - - -
2018 - 19 4 - - - -
2017 - 18 8 5 62.5 4 80.0
2016 - 17 11 6 54.5 6 100.0
2015 - 16 6 - - - -
2014 - 15 15 8 53.3 6 75.0
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, History, 5-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 8 6 75.0 5 83.3
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, History, 8-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 32 18 56.3 12 66.7
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 5 - - - -
2016 - 17 7 4 57.1 3 75.0
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 8 4 50.0 3 75.0
2013 - 14 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Mathematics, 5-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 10 7 70.0 5 71.4
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Mathematics, 8-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 52 31 59.6 23 74.2
2019 - 20 7 4 57.1 3 75.0
2018 - 19 9 6 66.7 6 100.0
2017 - 18 11 8 72.7 5 62.5
2016 - 17 7 3 42.9 1 33.3
2015 - 16 6 - - - -
2014 - 15 6 - - - -
2013 - 14 6 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Chemistry, 8-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 8 5 62.5 3 60.0
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Biology, 8-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 18 13 72.2 11 84.6
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, General Science, 5-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 13 7 53.8 6 85.7
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 3 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [French], 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 7 5 71.4 4 80.0
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [Spanish], 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 15 12 80.0 9 75.0
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 2 - - - -
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Latin and Classical Humanities, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Moderate Disabilities, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 29 10 34.5 7 70.0
2019 - 20 17 3 17.6 3 100.0
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 4 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 84 51 60.7 40 78.4
2019 - 20 22 8 36.4 6 75.0
2018 - 19 11 9 81.8 7 77.8
2017 - 18 30 21 70.0 17 81.0
2016 - 17 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 7 3 42.9 3 100.0
2013 - 14 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Severe Disabilities, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 22 9 40.9 5 55.6
2019 - 20 6 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 9 6 66.7 4 66.7
2016 - 17 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Physical Education, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 17 14 82.4 9 64.3
2019 - 20 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 6 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 6 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Physical Education, PreK-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 20 14 70.0 8 57.1
2019 - 20 1 - - - -
2018 - 19 3 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 6 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Visual Art, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 29 9 31.0 5 55.6
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 4 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 11 3 27.3 2 66.7
Academic: Teacher, Visual Art, PreK-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 35 12 34.3 5 41.7
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 4 - - - -
2017 - 18 3 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 8 4 50.0 1 25.0
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 11 3 27.3 2 66.7
Academic: Teacher, Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 24 12 50.0 10 83.3
2019 - 20 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 4 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 4 - - - -
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Speech Language and Hearing Disorders, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 229 33 14.4 29 87.9
2019 - 20 32 2 6.3 1 50.0
2018 - 19 30 5 16.7 5 100.0
2017 - 18 35 7 20.0 7 100.0
2016 - 17 28 4 14.3 3 75.0
2015 - 16 40 4 10.0 4 100.0
2014 - 15 39 5 12.8 4 80.0
2013 - 14 25 6 24.0 5 83.3
Academic: Teacher, Foreign Language - [Arabic], 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Reading, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 49 36 73.5 27 75.0
2019 - 20 8 7 87.5 6 85.7
2018 - 19 9 8 88.9 7 87.5
2017 - 18 8 4 50.0 3 75.0
2016 - 17 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 8 7 87.5 5 71.4
2014 - 15 5 - - - -
2013 - 14 6 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Special Education Administrator, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 4 - - - -
2019 - 20 1 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, School Guidance Counselor, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 33 11 33.3 9 81.8
2018 - 19 7 3 42.9 2 66.7
2017 - 18 5 - - - -
2016 - 17 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 7 3 42.9 3 100.0
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 6 - - - -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, School Guidance Counselor, PreK-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 8 2 25.0 1 50.0
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
2013 - 14 3 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Principal/Assistant Principal, 9-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 6 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Principal/Assistant Principal, 5-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 2 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Principal/Assistant Principal, PreK-6, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
2016 - 17 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 2 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Supervisor/Director, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 2 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 2 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Physics, 8-12, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2015 - 16 1 - - - -
2014 - 15 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Physics, 8-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 23 15 65.2 14 93.3
2019 - 20 5 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 3 - - - -
2016 - 17 5 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 5 - - - -
2013 - 14 2 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 1 - - - -
2013 - 14 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English as a Second Language, PreK-6, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 31 12 38.7 12 100.0
2019 - 20 1 - - - -
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 7 3 42.9 3 100.0
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2015 - 16 3 - - - -
2014 - 15 6 - - - -
2013 - 14 5 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English as a Second Language, PreK-6, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 28 22 78.6 17 77.3
2019 - 20 7 6 85.7 5 83.3
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 3 - - - -
2016 - 17 4 - - - -
2015 - 16 2 - - - -
2014 - 15 3 - - - -
2013 - 14 4 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - ASL/TC, All Levels, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 53 8 15.1 8 100.0
2019 - 20 7 1 14.3 1 100.0
2018 - 19 13 3 23.1 3 100.0
2017 - 18 7 1 14.3 1 100.0
2016 - 17 7 1 14.3 1 100.0
2015 - 16 4 - - - -
2014 - 15 7 1 14.3 1 100.0
2013 - 14 8 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, History, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 5 - - - -
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, English, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 10 3 30.0 2 66.7
2019 - 20 3 - - - -
2018 - 19 5 - - - -
2017 - 18 2 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Principal/Assistant Principal, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 2 - - - -
2019 - 20 1 - - - -
2017 - 18 1 - - - -
Academic: Administrator, Principal/Assistant Principal, PreK-8, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 4 - - - -
2019 - 20 4 - - - -
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, School Counselor, 5-12, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 1 - - - -
2019 - 20 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Early Childhood, PreK-2, Initial, Baccalaureate All Years 1 - - - -
2018 - 19 1 - - - -
Academic: Teacher, Early Childhood, PreK-2, Initial, Post-Baccalaureate All Years 13 4 30.8 4 100.0
2019 - 20 12 4 33.3 4 100.0
2018 - 19 1 - - - -

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