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
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Senior Assistant Director (Energy)	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Classics	Product Support Engineer	Palantir Technologies
Theater and Performance Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research	University of Cambridge
Religious Studies	Program Associate (Climate Change, Reproductive Rights, National Security)	Compton Foundation
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
Classics	Retail Controller	Microsoft Latin America
History	Co-Founder	Coupa Cafe Corporation
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
History	Manager Deployment, Revenue Planning, and Enhancement	Windstar Cruises
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Cinema Studies	California State University, Fullerton
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Editor-in-Chief	1849 Medicine Garden
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Linguistics	Consultant	McKinsey & Company
Theater and Performance Studies	Director of Volunteer Services	Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Theater and Performance Studies	Owner	Kings County Brewers Collective
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest
History	Trademark and Copyright Associate	Perkins Coie LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
English	Collections Manager, Arts and Artifacts Collection	Harvard Business School
Theater and Performance Studies	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Compliance Project Manager	Airbnb
Music	Recordist	Smart Post Sound
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
Theater and Performance Studies	Artist	Cirque du Soleil
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Religious Studies	Visual Art Teacher	BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and African Diaspora Studies	University of Texas, Austin
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Consultant	Mercer \| CPSG Partners
Theater and Performance Studies	Federal Investigator	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission