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Careers of Humanities Alumni
Skip to main content| Department or Program | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
Classics |
Retail Controller | Microsoft Latin America |
Classics |
Consultant | Bain & Company |
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages |
Resident Physician | UC Irvine Health |
Theater and Performance Studies |
Recruiting Manager | |
Religious Studies |
Senior Product Manager | i.am+ (consumer electronics) |
Classics |
Objects Conservator | Oakland Museum of California |
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity |
Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Ravenswood Family Health Center |
English |
5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher | Harlem Village Academies |
East Asian Languages and Cultures |
Project Leader | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages |
Consultant | Mercer | CPSG Partners |
Theater and Performance Studies |
Improv Teacher and Company Member | BATS Improv |
Classics |
Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales | Citi |
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity |
Chief Operating Officer | Juma Ventures (anti-poverty nonprofit) |
Music |
Film Composer and Orchestrator | Self-Employed |
Theater and Performance Studies |
Online User Experience Librarian | Old Dominion University |
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity |
Project Engineer | Integral Group (green engineering firm) |
Linguistics |
Fiber Deployment Access Specialist | Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber |
Theater and Performance Studies |
Learning Experience Designer | Speechless (public speaking training) |
Religious Studies |
Founder | TeachFX (e-learning startup) |
East Asian Languages and Cultures |
Director of Human Resources | Immigrant Legal Resource Center |
Religious Studies |
Assistant Curator | Saatchi Art |
Art and Art History |
Founder and Documentary Filmmaker | Lulu Lens LLC |
African and African American Studies |
Associate, Marketing and Events | Atlantic Media Strategies |
Philosophy |
Director of Sales Training | Yelp |
Music |
Program Manager | San Francisco Public Utilities Commission |
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages |
Associate Professor of Accounting | Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity |
Engineering Program Manager | |
History |
Trademark and Copyright Associate | Perkins Coie LLP |
Linguistics |
Program Officer | The Asia Foundation |
Linguistics |
Assistant Attorney General | Colorado Department of Law, Criminal Appeals |
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity |
Mayor | Stockton, California |
History |
High School History Teacher / Department Chair | Hopkins School |
Music |
Senior User Experience Designer | REI |
African and African American Studies |
Senior Associate Attorney | Parkland Hospital |
Religious Studies |
Educational Videogame Designer | Fourth Dimension Games |
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.
