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.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
Classics	Staff Assistant and Policy Advisor	The White House
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
African and African American Studies	Sales Development Manager	Google
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director of Human Resources	Immigrant Legal Resource Center
History	High School History Teacher / Department Chair	Hopkins School
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Resident Physician	UC Irvine Health
Art and Art History	Senior Director of Operations	Thread, Inc. (education nonprofit)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Executive Director	Goldman Sachs
Classics	Software Engineer	Dropbox
Classics	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Religious Studies	Associate	Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Religious Studies	Screenwriter	Self-Employed
African and African American Studies	Clinical Associate and Instructor of Medicine	Boston University School of Medicine
Art and Art History	Designer in Residence	Google
Art and Art History	Pediatrician	Boston Children’s Hospital
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	University of Pittsburgh
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
Classics	Consultant	Bain & Company
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Philosophy	Consultant	The Boston Consulting Group
English	Assistant Professor of English	Clemson University
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
African and African American Studies	Writer, Actress, Director, and Producer	Insecure
History	Artist Discovery and Communications	Elixr (hip-hop booking and touring agency)
Religious Studies	Visual Art Teacher	BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	University of New Mexico
Art and Art History	Analyst	McGraw-Hill Education
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director, Strategy and Capacity Building	Social Venture Partners Dallas
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing