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
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
Art and Art History	UX Designer / Developer	Society for Science & the Public
Music	Program Manager	San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Linguistics	Staff Attorney	The Legal Aid Society
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
History	Senior Business Development Manager	Amazon
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Theater and Performance Studies	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	University of Pittsburgh
History	High School Social Studies Teacher	Sequoia High School
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director of Human Resources	Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Philosophy	University of California, Berkeley
African and African American Studies	Associate	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Moscow Reporter	The Washington Post
English	Associate Professor of English	George Washington University
Linguistics	Staff Translator and Interpreter	Deutsche Bahn AG
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
English	Attorney	Law Offices of Anna M. Durbin
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	Humboldt State University
Philosophy	Principal	Wildcat Venture Partners
Art and Art History	Director, Artist Relations	Minted
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
English	Nonprofit Consultant and Finance Coordinator	K12 Solar
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate	The Boston Consulting Group
Religious Studies	Head of School	Mt. Tamalpais School
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
Art and Art History	Associate	Ropes & Gray LLP
Music	Software Engineer	Apple
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google