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
Religious Studies	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	CEO & Founder	Culture Story
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Manager, Product Management	Amazon Prime Now
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
African and African American Studies	Community Development Specialist	Rockwood Leadership Institute
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Religious Studies	Rabbi and Founder	Mishkan Chicago
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Compliance Project Manager	Airbnb
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Senior Litigation Counsel	Google
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
English	Collections Manager, Arts and Artifacts Collection	Harvard Business School
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Executive Programs	California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Classics	Account Executive, Sales Solutions	LinkedIn
African and African American Studies	Associate, Marketing and Events	Atlantic Media Strategies
African and African American Studies	Clinical Associate and Instructor of Medicine	Boston University School of Medicine
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
Art and Art History	Marketing and Communications	Grameen Foundation
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Art and Art History	Screenwriter, Director, Producer	Self-Employed
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Counsel, Anti-Retaliation Unit	New York State Department of Labor
English	Development Director	Outward Bound California
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	4th-Grade Dual Immersion Teacher	San Francisco Unified School District
History	Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Real Estate	The CIM Group
Religious Studies	Screenwriter	Self-Employed
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Moscow Reporter	The Washington Post