Careers of Humanities Alumni

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.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
Religious Studies	Head of School	Mt. Tamalpais School
History	Project Leader	Boston Consulting Group
English	5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher	Harlem Village Academies
African and African American Studies	Associate, Marketing and Events	Atlantic Media Strategies
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Poet, Playwright	Self-Employed
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Team Lead, Growth and Monetization for Dropbox Pro	Dropbox
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher	Harlem Village Academies
Classics	Wedding and Editorial Photographer	Self-Employed
Philosophy	Program Officer, U.S. Policy	Open Philanthropy Project
Music	Music Director	American Repertory Theater
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Music	Early Childhood ESL Teacher	England Baby Nursery School in Beijing
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Principal / Lead Social Studies Teacher	Jubilee Academic Center
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
Theater and Performance Studies	Producing Artistic Director	Theater Plastique
Art and Art History	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
Linguistics	Program Officer	The Asia Foundation
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
History	Criminal Justice Fellow	ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Executive Director	Goldman Sachs
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
English	Radiologist	Confluence Health
Linguistics	Software Engineer	Google
African and African American Studies	Associate	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
Music	Operations Manager	Ash Lawn Opera
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Special Events, Contributing Writer	Vogue
Classics	Consultant	Bain & Company
English	General Pediatrician	Kaiser Permanente
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Principal Environmental Technologist	CH2M HILL
Theater and Performance Studies	iOS Developer	Dragon Army
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation