Employment by Geographic Location
On average, nearly 25 percent of Texas Law graduates have secured postgraduate employment outside of Texas. In the past five years, our graduates have chosen employment in 41 states, as well as the District of Columbia, with the most prevalent out-of-state opportunities in California, New York, and Washington, D.C. In addition, our graduates have landed jobs overseas in Argentina, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Geographic Location of Employed Graduates
| Geographic Location of Employed Graduates | Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 |
| New England | CT, MA, RI | >1% | 1% | 1% |
| Mid-Atlantic | NY, NJ, PA | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| East North Central | IL, IN, MI, OH, WI | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| West North Central | IA, MN, MO | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| South Atlantic | DE, D.C., FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| East South Central | AL, KY, MS, TN | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| West South Central | AR, LA, OK, TX | 77% | 70% | 77% |
| Mountain | AZ, CO, ID, NV, NM, UT | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Pacific | AK, CA, OR, WA | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| International | 0% | 2% | 1% |
Largest Graduate Employment by Location
| Top Employment Locations | Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 |
| Texas | 77% | 68% | 76% |
| California | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| New York | 6% | 7% | 4% |
| Washington, D.C. | 2% | 4% | 4% |