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
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Community Engagement Manager, Equality Fund	Asian Americans for Equality
History	Software Engineer	AdHawk
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Vice President of Corporate Communications	Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
Linguistics	Staff Translator and Interpreter	Deutsche Bahn AG
Religious Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
African and African American Studies	English Teacher	St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Philosophy	Director of Legal	LendingHome
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Analyst, Customer Support and Strategy	Warner Bros. Entertainment
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director of Human Resources	Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Theater and Performance Studies	Owner	Kings County Brewers Collective
Classics	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Principal / Lead Social Studies Teacher	Jubilee Academic Center
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
Art and Art History	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Philosophy	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
Philosophy	Crime and Courts Reporter	The Bismark Tribune
English	Director of Strategic Partnerships	Pacific Northwest College of Art
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
History	High School Social Studies Teacher	Sequoia High School
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Photographer and Co-Founder	Blind Cat Valentine LLC