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	Communications Manager	New York Foundation
Theater and Performance Studies	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Theater and Performance Studies	Video Editor	One to One Box (video production company)
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
English	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Religious Studies	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
History	Physician	University of Pennsylvania Health System
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Research Analyst and Applications Specialist	National Society of Black Engineers
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Executive Programs	California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
Theater and Performance Studies	Emmy-Award Winning Actor	"This Is Us"
Music	Program Manager	San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Classics	Associate Pastor	First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
Theater and Performance Studies	Operations Assistant	Portland Center Stage
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of Education	University of California, Riverside
Art and Art History	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
English	Vice President of Business Development	Pandora Media
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Religious Studies	Associate	Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Philosophy	Underwriter, Medical Professional Liability	TMLT & Lone Star Alliance, RRG
English	Attorney	Law Offices of Anna M. Durbin
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
English	Nonprofit Consultant and Finance Coordinator	K12 Solar
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
History	Assistant Professor of Political Science	George Washington University
English	Development Director	Outward Bound California
African and African American Studies	Global Music Strategist	YouTube
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Theater and Performance Studies	iOS Developer	Dragon Army