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	Co-Founder	Coupa Cafe Corporation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Vice President of Corporate Communications	Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Project Leader	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in History	Northwestern University
Art and Art History	Conservator	SFO Museum
English	Associate Professor of English	George Washington University
English	Development Director	Outward Bound California
East Asian Languages and Cultures	President and Pain Physician	Ventura Pain and Spine Physicians
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Product Manager	McGraw-Hill Education
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Philosophy	Director of Sales Training	Yelp
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
African and African American Studies	CEO	LeadBoost (marketing and advertising)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Religious Studies	Rabbi and Founder	Mishkan Chicago
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
English	Author	Simon & Schuster
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	Georgetown University
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
Religious Studies	Parish Associate	Valley Presbyterian Church
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
History	Head of Content and Marketing	First Round Capital
History	Criminal Justice Fellow	ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Religious Studies	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Editor	Goodreads
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Engineering Program Manager	Google