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
Philosophy	Doctoral Candidate in Theoretical / Computational Neuroscience	Columbia University
Philosophy	Director of Admissions	The San Francisco School
Linguistics	Structured English Immersion Teacher	Somerville Public Schools
Linguistics	Lead, Monetization Product Marketing	Facebook
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Legislative Advocate	Association of California School Administrators
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
Classics	High School History Teacher	Gann Academy
Art and Art History	Creative Director	PS212 (branding consultancy)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
Religious Studies	Head of Operations	Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
East Asian Languages and Cultures	CEO and Co-Founder	ABC Coffee Club (Japanese coffee distributor)
Music	Software Engineer	Apple
Religious Studies	Director of Internships	Servant Partners (Christian nonprofit serving the urban poor)
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
History	High School Social Studies Teacher	Sequoia High School
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Communications Strategist	ACLU of Northern California
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Philosophy	University of California, Berkeley
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	University of New Mexico
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
Philosophy	Data Analyst	Chicago Public Schools
Religious Studies	Assistant Curator	Saatchi Art
English	Attorney	Law Offices of Anna M. Durbin
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Classics	Retail Controller	Microsoft Latin America
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of Education	University of California, Riverside
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
Theater and Performance Studies	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Workforce Development	City of Detroit
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Resident Physician	UC Irvine Health