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
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences	California State University, East Bay
Music	Founder and CEO	Alopex Advisors, LLC
African and African American Studies	Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer	HBO, UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Philosophy	University of California, Berkeley
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Classics	Business Strategy Consultant	Accenture
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
English	Author	Simon & Schuster
Art and Art History	Associate	Ropes & Gray LLP
English	Vice President of Business Development	rag & bone
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Built Heritage Specialist	Auckland Council
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Principal / Lead Social Studies Teacher	Jubilee Academic Center
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
History	High School Social Studies Teacher	Sequoia High School
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
Religious Studies	Head of School	Mt. Tamalpais School
English	Reporter	Bloomberg
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
African and African American Studies	Data Scientist	Office of the New York State Attorney General
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
Linguistics	Consultant	McKinsey & Company
Classics	Retail Controller	Microsoft Latin America
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Manager, Product Management	Amazon Prime Now
English	High School English Teacher	El Camino Real Charter School
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Engineering Program Manager	Apple
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate	The Boston Consulting Group
English	Radiologist	Confluence Health
Religious Studies	Associate	Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization