Careers of Humanities Alumni

Academics and Research

Studying the humanities at Stanford can lead to a successful career in many fields. Employers across every industry want to hire creative problem solvers who can think critically, look at problems in new ways, express their ideas effectively, and work well in teams—skills that are an essential part of Stanford’s many undergraduate programs in the humanities.

Explore careers that humanities majors from Stanford have pursued since 2001. Our students are not only leaders but also thoughtful, engaged citizens whose work has purpose and meaning, for themselves and for the world.

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Department or Program	Title	Organization
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
African and African American Studies	Clinical Associate and Instructor of Medicine	Boston University School of Medicine
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Classics	Objects Conservator	Oakland Museum of California
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
Classics	Associate Pastor	First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach
History	Lead Producer, Dímelo Series	Arizona Public Media
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
African and African American Studies	Writer, Actress, Director, and Producer	Insecure
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
History	Physician	University of Pennsylvania Health System
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Music	Senior User Experience Designer	REI
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Philosophy	Program Assistant	Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
Music	Program Manager	San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
Classics	Associate Director, Development and Outreach, Norway	Human Rights Watch
Philosophy	Business Analyst	Google
Classics	High School History Teacher	Gann Academy
Philosophy	Principal	Wildcat Venture Partners
Art and Art History	Conservator	SFO Museum
African and African American Studies	Associate	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Classics	Associate	Goodwin Procter LLP
History	Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Embassy Bujumbura	U.S. Department of State
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Co-Founder, Co-Producer, Head Writer	Midcat Comedy
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Senior Assistant Director (Energy)	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore