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
Theater and Performance Studies	Psychotherapist	Living Arts Counseling Center
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Music	Senior Research Scientist	Human Language Technology Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins University
History	High School History Teacher / Department Chair	Hopkins School
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Art and Art History	Training and Artistic Development Specialist	DreamWorks Animation
English	Associate Professor of English	George Washington University
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Literature	California State University, Fullerton
English	Nonprofit Consultant and Finance Coordinator	K12 Solar
Theater and Performance Studies	Director of Volunteer Services	Philharmonic Society of Orange County
English	Art in the Parks Coordinator	Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Philosophy	Neurosurgeon	Henry Ford Hospital
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
Theater and Performance Studies	Chief Executive Officer	TodayTix
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate	The Boston Consulting Group
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	University of Pittsburgh
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Counsel, Anti-Retaliation Unit	New York State Department of Labor
Classics	2nd-Grade Teacher	Lomie G. Heard Elementary School
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Special Events, Contributing Writer	Vogue
Philosophy	Program Assistant	Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Classics	Wedding and Editorial Photographer	Self-Employed
Art and Art History	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	English and Spanish Teacher	Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen
Classics	Objects Conservator	Oakland Museum of California
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest