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
African and African American Studies	Sales Development Manager	Google
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Theater and Performance Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Philosophy	Consultant	The Boston Consulting Group
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in History	Northwestern University
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Resident Physician	UC Irvine Health
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	New Business Development / Trading and Investment	Samsung C&T America, Inc.
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
English	Collections Manager, Arts and Artifacts Collection	Harvard Business School
Theater and Performance Studies	Owner	Kings County Brewers Collective
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Legislative Advocate	Association of California School Administrators
English	Nonprofit Consultant and Finance Coordinator	K12 Solar
Philosophy	Program Officer, U.S. Policy	Open Philanthropy Project
Theater and Performance Studies	Operations Assistant	Portland Center Stage
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
Art and Art History	Assistant Professor of Media Arts	Antioch College
History	Senior Business Development Manager	Amazon
Philosophy	Business Analyst	Google
Philosophy	Child Welfare Policy Assistant	Association of Community Human Service Agencies
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Classics	2nd-Grade Teacher	Lomie G. Heard Elementary School
Religious Studies	Visual Art Teacher	BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
Art and Art History	Designer in Residence	Google
Art and Art History	Creative Director	PS212 (branding consultancy)
Art and Art History	Pediatrician	Boston Children’s Hospital
Philosophy	Senior Product Manager	LinkedIn
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
Philosophy	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)