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
Music	Senior Consultant	OnPrem Solution Partners
Music	Film Composer and Orchestrator	Self-Employed
Art and Art History	Associate	Ropes & Gray LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Project Engineer	Integral Group (green engineering firm)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
Classics	Vice Consul, Retail and Luxury	British Consulate-General New York, Department for International Trade
English	Founder and Director, Board of Directors	SSB Bart Group
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director of Strategic Planning and Operations	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Linguistics	Program Officer	The Asia Foundation
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
African and African American Studies	Account Director	Carol H. Williams Advertising
Philosophy	Principal	Wildcat Venture Partners
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
Linguistics	Staff Attorney	The Legal Aid Society
African and African American Studies	Director, Policy Development	Prudential Financial
English	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Classics	Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology	University of Michigan
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
Art and Art History	Designer in Residence	Google
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Team Lead, Growth and Monetization for Dropbox Pro	Dropbox
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest
Art and Art History	Training and Artistic Development Specialist	DreamWorks Animation
Music	Software Engineer	Apple
Theater and Performance Studies	Owner	Kings County Brewers Collective
Linguistics	Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor	Northwestern University
Linguistics	Head of Product	Digit (financial services)
Music	Co-Founder and Executive Director	Center for New Music