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.

View fliers listing jobs of humanities alumni.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
Art and Art History	Director, Artist Relations	Minted
Theater and Performance Studies	Artist	Cirque du Soleil
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Agency Account Strategist, Google Marketing Solutions	Google
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Philosophy	Consultant	The Boston Consulting Group
Philosophy	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
African and African American Studies	Affordable Housing Developer	Chicago Housing Authority
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Project Engineer	Integral Group (green engineering firm)
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
History	Artist Discovery and Communications	Elixr (hip-hop booking and touring agency)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	New Business Development / Trading and Investment	Samsung C&T America, Inc.
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Cinema Studies	California State University, Fullerton
Art and Art History	Senior Analyst, Digital Marketing / Content Strategy Practice	Accenture
Art and Art History	Director of Collections and Exhibitions	Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Philosophy	Co-Founder / Director of Civic Data	Center for Technology and Civic Life
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Legislative Advocate	Association of California School Administrators
Art and Art History	Assistant Professor of Media Arts	Antioch College
Philosophy	Associate	Armstrong Teasdale LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	CEO and Co-Founder	ABC Coffee Club (Japanese coffee distributor)
Music	Early Childhood ESL Teacher	England Baby Nursery School in Beijing
Music	Associate Conductor	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
Theater and Performance Studies	Improv Teacher and Company Member	BATS Improv
Classics	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Mobile Producer	BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, Inc.
History	Assistant Professor of History	Massachusetts Institute of Technology