Texas University Student AI Job Market Risk Analysis

This dataset identifies approximately 33,000 students at Texas public universities enrolled in bachelor's degree programs with high AI exposure but lacking institutional AI curriculum readiness. It maps academic majors to occupational AI exposure scores and institutional readiness labels. The analysis covers 10 major Texas public universities for the 2025 academic year.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between AI Exposure Scores and Institutional Readiness Status across degree programs.
• Identify high-risk student cohorts by filtering for programs where AI Exposure is >= 6.5 and Institutional Status is NOT READY.
• Map degree programs to primary occupations using the integrated CIP-SOC crosswalk to study curriculum-workforce alignment.
• Compare enrollment counts and risk classifications across the 10 Texas universities to assess institutional preparedness gaps.

Strengths

• Identifies a specific count of ~33,000 students at risk based on defined criteria.
• Integrates multiple authoritative public datasets including Census PSEO, NCES crosswalk, O*NET scores, and THECB enrollment.
• Applies a deterministic, rules-based methodology for consistent risk classification.
• Focuses on a defined geographic scope of 10 major Texas public universities.

Limitations

• Analysis is limited to bachelor's programs in Texas, not generalizable to other states or degree levels.
• Readiness labels are based on a manual audit of course catalogs, which may not capture all AI-relevant coursework.
• The occupational AI exposure scores and crosswalk mappings may become outdated as the job market evolves.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Deterministic, rules-based Python pipeline integrating Census PSEO, NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk, O*NET AI Exposure Scores, THECB enrollment data, and manual curriculum audits.

Time Range

2025 academic year (enrollment), with curriculum audit for 2025-2026.

Freshness

Based on 2025 enrollment data and 2025-2026 course catalogs, last updated February 2026.

Geography

Texas, United States (10 major public universities).