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.

View flyers listing jobs of humanities alumni.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Philosophy	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)
Philosophy	Underwriter, Medical Professional Liability	TMLT & Lone Star Alliance, RRG
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director of Human Resources	Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Senior Litigation Counsel	Google
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
Philosophy	Crime and Courts Reporter	The Bismark Tribune
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Moscow Reporter	The Washington Post
History	Real Estate Manager	Harvard University
Music	Senior Research Scientist	Human Language Technology Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins University
Linguistics	Staff Attorney	The Legal Aid Society
Linguistics	Lead, Monetization Product Marketing	Facebook
Religious Studies	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
Music	Vice President of Marketing	Lightspeed Venture Partners
Art and Art History	Analyst	BlackRock (financial services)
History	Project Leader	Boston Consulting Group
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	University of New Mexico
Religious Studies	Head of Operations	Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
Classics	Consultant	Bain & Company
Linguistics	Assistant Attorney General	Colorado Department of Law, Criminal Appeals
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Linguistics	Software Engineer	Google
Linguistics	Structured English Immersion Teacher	Somerville Public Schools
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in History	Northwestern University
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
Music	Internal Medicine Resident	Stanford Health Care
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher	Harlem Village Academies
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health