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 Sort ascending	Title	Organization
Music	Group Product Manager	Pandora
Music	Recordist	Smart Post Sound
Music	Co-Founder and Executive Director	Center for New Music
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
Linguistics	Software Engineer	Google
Linguistics	Research Coordinator	Rule of Law Collaborative, University of South Carolina
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Literature	California State University, Fullerton
Linguistics	Lead, Monetization Product Marketing	Facebook
Linguistics	Consultant	McKinsey & Company
Linguistics	Staff Attorney	The Legal Aid Society
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
Linguistics	Analyst, Trade Operations	Gilead Sciences
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
Linguistics	Program Officer	The Asia Foundation
Linguistics	Assistant Attorney General	Colorado Department of Law, Criminal Appeals
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
Linguistics	Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor	Northwestern University
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
Linguistics	Head of Product	Digit (financial services)
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	Humboldt State University
Linguistics	Structured English Immersion Teacher	Somerville Public Schools
Linguistics	High School Spanish Teacher	Citrus Hill High School
Linguistics	Technical Specialist	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Linguistics	Emergency Medicine Doctor	Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
Linguistics	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Linguistics	Staff Translator and Interpreter	Deutsche Bahn AG
History	Assistant Professor of Political Science	George Washington University
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
History	Physician	University of Pennsylvania Health System
History	Senior Program Analyst	Center for the Study of Social Policy