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 Sort ascending
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
African and African American Studies	Global Music Strategist	YouTube
Philosophy	Director of Sales Training	Yelp
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)
History	Manager Deployment, Revenue Planning, and Enhancement	Windstar Cruises
Philosophy	Principal	Wildcat Venture Partners
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Analyst, Customer Support and Strategy	Warner Bros. Entertainment
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Special Events, Contributing Writer	Vogue
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	President and Pain Physician	Ventura Pain and Spine Physicians
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Religious Studies	Parish Associate	Valley Presbyterian Church
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant Professor of Psychology	University of Waterloo
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and African Diaspora Studies	University of Texas, Austin
Classics	Assistant Professor of Classics	University of Pittsburgh
History	Physician	University of Pennsylvania Health System
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	University of New Mexico
Religious Studies	Neurologist	University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Classics	Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology	University of Michigan
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
Theater and Performance Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research	University of Cambridge
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
Music	Doctoral Candidate, Music and Cognitive Science	University of California, San Diego
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of Education	University of California, Riverside
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Philosophy	University of California, Berkeley
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Japanese	University of Calgary
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit