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
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	CEO & Founder	Culture Story
History	Trademark and Copyright Associate	Perkins Coie LLP
Linguistics	High School Spanish Teacher	Citrus Hill High School
Music	Doctoral Candidate, Music and Cognitive Science	University of California, San Diego
Religious Studies	Educational Videogame Designer	Fourth Dimension Games
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Theater and Performance Studies	Learning Experience Designer	Speechless (public speaking training)
Theater and Performance Studies	Producing Artistic Director	Theater Plastique
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Resident Physician	UC Irvine Health
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)
Art and Art History	Designer in Residence	Google
Classics	High School History Teacher	Gann Academy
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
History	Director of Audience Development	ABC News
African and African American Studies	Community Development Specialist	Rockwood Leadership Institute
English	Graphic Designer	Big Tomorrow
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Manager of Programs and Outreach	Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
Theater and Performance Studies	Improv Teacher and Company Member	BATS Improv
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Attorney	Hill, Kertscher & Wharton LLP
History	Assistant Professor of History	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Religious Studies	Neurologist	University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Linguistics	Structured English Immersion Teacher	Somerville Public Schools
African and African American Studies	Affordable Housing Developer	Chicago Housing Authority
Theater and Performance Studies	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Classics	Staff Assistant and Policy Advisor	The White House
History	Deputy Coordinator for Countering Violent Extremism, Bureau of Counterterrorism	U.S. Department of State
Philosophy	Program Assistant	Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding