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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)
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
1,260
899
71.3
632
70.3
2019 - 20
148
104
70.3
83
79.8
2018 - 19
161
129
80.1
112
86.8
2017 - 18
184
130
70.7
104
80.0
2016 - 17
180
135
75.0
96
71.1
2015 - 16
202
144
71.3
87
60.4
2014 - 15
173
119
68.8
69
58.0
2013 - 14
243
165
67.9
96
58.2



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: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
5
2
40.0
2
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
5
2
40.0
2
100.0
School Counselor
4
1
25.0
1
100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
6
6
100.0
6
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
6
6
100.0
6
100.0
Reading
6
6
100.0
6
100.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
133
92
69.2
72
78.3
Baccalaureate All
86
54
62.8
44
81.5
Biology
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Business
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood
17
8
47.1
7
87.5
Elementary
31
22
71.0
17
77.3
English
5
5
100.0
4
80.0
History
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
Mathematics
5
3
60.0
2
66.7
Moderate Disabilities
11
9
81.8
9
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
4
1
25.0
1
100.0
Physical Education
6
2
33.3
1
50.0
Visual Art
2
-
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
47
38
80.9
28
73.7
Early Childhood
7
5
71.4
4
80.0
Elementary
14
12
85.7
9
75.0
English
4
4
100.0
2
50.0
History
3
2
66.7
1
50.0
Mathematics
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
14
10
71.4
8
80.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Physical Education
4
3
75.0
1
33.3
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
7
7
100.0
6
85.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
7
7
100.0
6
85.7
Early Childhood
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Elementary
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
English
1
1
100.0
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Physical Education
2
2
100.0
2
100.0


*No Data Available.

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