Careers of Humanities Alumni

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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
Art and Art History	Senior Analyst, Digital Marketing / Content Strategy Practice	Accenture
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant Professor of Psychology	University of Waterloo
African and African American Studies	Writer, Actress, Director, and Producer	Insecure
Classics	Wedding and Editorial Photographer	Self-Employed
Art and Art History	Chief of Staff	Sidewalk Labs (urban development firm)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Project Leader	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
History	Co-Founder	Coupa Cafe Corporation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Agency Account Strategist, Google Marketing Solutions	Google
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Classics	Associate Director, Development and Outreach, Norway	Human Rights Watch
Music	Internal Medicine Resident	Stanford Health Care
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Special Events, Contributing Writer	Vogue
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Engineering Program Manager	Google
Art and Art History	Senior Director of Operations	Thread, Inc. (education nonprofit)
English	Vice President of Business Development	rag & bone
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	University of Pittsburgh
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Classics	Product Support Engineer	Palantir Technologies
Art and Art History	Associate	Ropes & Gray LLP
History	Assistant Professor of Political Science	George Washington University
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Mayor	Stockton, California
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Manager, Product Management	Amazon Prime Now
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	New Business Development / Trading and Investment	Samsung C&T America, Inc.
History	Deputy Coordinator for Countering Violent Extremism, Bureau of Counterterrorism	U.S. Department of State
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director of Strategic Planning and Operations	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Linguistics	Head of Product	Digit (financial services)
History	Senior Program Analyst	Center for the Study of Social Policy
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Music	Concert Pianist	Self-Employed