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
Classics	Consultant	Bain & Company
Music	Senior Software Engineer	Bose Corporation
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Japanese	University of Calgary
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
History	Criminal Justice Fellow	ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
Art and Art History	Conservator	SFO Museum
Art and Art History	Talent Manager	McKeon-Myones Management
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
Music	Music Director	American Repertory Theater
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Project Engineer	Integral Group (green engineering firm)
Music	Vice President of Marketing	Lightspeed Venture Partners
Theater and Performance Studies	Producing Artistic Director	Theater Plastique
Linguistics	Consultant	McKinsey & Company
African and African American Studies	Community Development Specialist	Rockwood Leadership Institute
English	Reporter	Bloomberg
English	Collections Manager, Arts and Artifacts Collection	Harvard Business School
Art and Art History	Director of Collections and Exhibitions	Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
East Asian Languages and Cultures	President and Pain Physician	Ventura Pain and Spine Physicians
History	Real Estate Manager	Harvard University
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Consultant	Mercer \| CPSG Partners
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	Humboldt State University
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
Theater and Performance Studies	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
African and African American Studies	Senior Associate Attorney	Parkland Hospital
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	University of New Mexico