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
African and African American Studies	English Teacher	St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
Philosophy	Data Analyst	Chicago Public Schools
English	Development Director	Outward Bound California
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Government Affairs	Los Angeles Rams
Music	Associate Conductor	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Accounting	Stanford Graduate School of Business
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Co-Founder, Co-Producer, Head Writer	Midcat Comedy
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
English	Assistant Professor of English	Clemson University
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
Art and Art History	Designer in Residence	Google
English	Product Marketing Manager - Community/Outreach	Instagram
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
African and African American Studies	Associate, Marketing and Events	Atlantic Media Strategies
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
English	5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher	Harlem Village Academies
Religious Studies	Associate	Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Communications Strategist	ACLU of Northern California
Classics	Objects Conservator	Oakland Museum of California
Religious Studies	Rabbi and Founder	Mishkan Chicago
English	Director of Strategic Partnerships	Pacific Northwest College of Art
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
Music	Music Director	American Repertory Theater
Music	Program Manager	San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Music	Film Composer and Orchestrator	Self-Employed