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
Music	Early Childhood ESL Teacher	England Baby Nursery School in Beijing
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
Music	Co-Founder and Executive Director	Center for New Music
Music	Singer-Songwriter	Self-Employed
Art and Art History	Founder and Documentary Filmmaker	Lulu Lens LLC
English	Vice President of Business Development	rag & bone
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief of Staff	Kitchensurfing
African and African American Studies	Associate	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Linguistics	Software Engineer	Google
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher	Harlem Village Academies
History	Head of Content and Marketing	First Round Capital
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
History	Criminal Justice Fellow	ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
English	Reporter	Bloomberg
Art and Art History	Analyst	McGraw-Hill Education
Religious Studies	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Religious Studies	Senior Product Manager	i.am+ (consumer electronics)
English	Content Strategist and UX Writer	Google
Music	Founder and CEO	Alopex Advisors, LLC
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest
Philosophy	Freelance Assistant Producer	KCRW and KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Principal / Lead Social Studies Teacher	Jubilee Academic Center
History	Risk Management and Compliance Specialist	Google
Art and Art History	Marketing and Communications	Grameen Foundation
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Literature	California State University, Fullerton
History	CEO	iCadenza (career coaching for artists)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
History	Senior Program Analyst	Center for the Study of Social Policy
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Attorney	Hill, Kertscher & Wharton LLP
Philosophy	Co-Founder / Director of Civic Data	Center for Technology and Civic Life