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
Music	Co-Founder and Executive Director	Center for New Music
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Senior Assistant Director (Energy)	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
History	Artist Discovery and Communications	Elixr (hip-hop booking and touring agency)
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	Georgetown University
English	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
African and African American Studies	Mental Health Counselor	Seneca Family of Agencies
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief Operating Officer	Juma Ventures (anti-poverty nonprofit)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Accounting	Stanford Graduate School of Business
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Executive Programs	California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
English	Vice President of Business Development	rag & bone
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
African and African American Studies	Associate, Marketing and Events	Atlantic Media Strategies
Classics	Associate	Goodwin Procter LLP
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant Professor of Psychology	University of Waterloo
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Art and Art History	UX Designer / Developer	Society for Science & the Public
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Writer	Everyday Feminism
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Philosophy	Co-Founder / Director of Civic Data	Center for Technology and Civic Life
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	English and Spanish Teacher	Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Principal Environmental Technologist	CH2M HILL