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
African and African American Studies	Director, Policy Development	Prudential Financial
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director	Proyecto Itzaes (educational nonprofit in Yucatán)
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Theater and Performance Studies	Operations Assistant	Portland Center Stage
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
Theater and Performance Studies	Director of Volunteer Services	Philharmonic Society of Orange County
History	Trademark and Copyright Associate	Perkins Coie LLP
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
African and African American Studies	Senior Associate Attorney	Parkland Hospital
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
English	Vice President of Business Development	Pandora Media
Music	Group Product Manager	Pandora
Classics	Product Support Engineer	Palantir Technologies
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
English	Director of Strategic Partnerships	Pacific Northwest College of Art
English	Development Director	Outward Bound California
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Philosophy	Program Officer, U.S. Policy	Open Philanthropy Project
Music	Senior Consultant	OnPrem Solution Partners
Theater and Performance Studies	Video Editor	One to One Box (video production company)
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
African and African American Studies	Data Scientist	Office of the New York State Attorney General
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Vice President of Corporate Communications	Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings
Classics	Objects Conservator	Oakland Museum of California
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in History	Northwestern University
Linguistics	Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor	Northwestern University
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Counsel, Anti-Retaliation Unit	New York State Department of Labor
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)