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Western Michigan University Thomas M Cooley Law School - Lansing, Michigan

https://www.cooley.edu/

Employment Outcomes

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Areas of practice include both legal and non-legal positions: % of employed students with jobs in area

Private practice 45.14
Business and industry 26.33
Government 15.04
Judicial clerkship 2.5
Military 0.00
Public interest organization 8.15
Education 2.5
Job category not identified 0.3

% of students with known location who are in employment region

New England (CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT) 1.6%
Middle Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) 6.1%
East North Central (IL,IN,MI,OH,WI) 48.6%
West North Central (IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,SD) 2.3%
South Atlantic (DE,DC,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV) 34.1%
East South Central (AL,KY,MS,TN) 1.9%
West South Central (AR,LA,OK,TX) 1.3%
Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT,NV,NM,UT,WY) 1.6%
Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) 0.6%
Non-US 1.6%
US Territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc.) 0.3%

JURISDICTIONS: List the ten jurisdictions (states and/or metropolitan areas) with the highest % of graduates from the most recent graduating class
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas