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 Sort descending	Organization
English	Director of Strategic Partnerships	Pacific Northwest College of Art
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director of Strategic Planning and Operations	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Theater and Performance Studies	Director of Volunteer Services	Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Art and Art History	Director, Artist Relations	Minted
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
History	Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Real Estate	The CIM Group
African and African American Studies	Director, Policy Development	Prudential Financial
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director, Strategy and Capacity Building	Social Venture Partners Dallas
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
Theater and Performance Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research	University of Cambridge
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in History	Northwestern University
Philosophy	Doctoral Candidate in Theoretical / Computational Neuroscience	Columbia University
Music	Doctoral Candidate, Music and Cognitive Science	University of California, San Diego
Music	Early Childhood ESL Teacher	England Baby Nursery School in Beijing
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Editor-in-Chief	1849 Medicine Garden
Religious Studies	Educational Videogame Designer	Fourth Dimension Games
Linguistics	Emergency Medicine Doctor	Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Theater and Performance Studies	Emmy-Award Winning Actor	"This Is Us"
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Engineering Program Manager	Google
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Engineering Program Manager	Apple
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	English and Spanish Teacher	Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
African and African American Studies	English Teacher	St. Ignatius College Preparatory
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Executive Director	Goldman Sachs
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
Theater and Performance Studies	Federal Investigator	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Music	Film Composer and Orchestrator	Self-Employed
History	Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Embassy Bujumbura	U.S. Department of State
Religious Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Theater and Performance Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Music	Founder and CEO	Alopex Advisors, LLC