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
History	Software Engineer	AdHawk
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
Philosophy	Neurosurgeon	Henry Ford Hospital
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Art and Art History	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Classics	Software Engineer	Dropbox
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Manager, Product Management	Amazon Prime Now
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
Art and Art History	Analyst	McGraw-Hill Education
Classics	2nd-Grade Teacher	Lomie G. Heard Elementary School
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and African Diaspora Studies	University of Texas, Austin
Classics	Account Executive, Sales Solutions	LinkedIn
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Team Lead, Growth and Monetization for Dropbox Pro	Dropbox
Linguistics	Lead, Monetization Product Marketing	Facebook
East Asian Languages and Cultures	President and Pain Physician	Ventura Pain and Spine Physicians
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Government Affairs	Los Angeles Rams
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Analyst, Customer Support and Strategy	Warner Bros. Entertainment
Philosophy	Crime and Courts Reporter	The Bismark Tribune
Linguistics	Research Coordinator	Rule of Law Collaborative, University of South Carolina
English	Graphic Designer	Big Tomorrow
Art and Art History	Talent Manager	McKeon-Myones Management
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Philosophy	Director of Admissions	The San Francisco School
Music	Operations Manager	Ash Lawn Opera
Philosophy	Director of Legal	LendingHome
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
Classics	Retail Controller	Microsoft Latin America
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Workforce Development	City of Detroit
English	Reporter	Bloomberg
Classics	Associate	Goodwin Procter LLP