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 Sort ascending	Title	Organization
Religious Studies	Senior Product Manager	i.am+ (consumer electronics)
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
Religious Studies	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Religious Studies	Director of Internships	Servant Partners (Christian nonprofit serving the urban poor)
Religious Studies	Parish Associate	Valley Presbyterian Church
Religious Studies	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Religious Studies	University Programs Coordinator	Google
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in History	Northwestern University
Religious Studies	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Religious Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Religious Studies	Co-Founder	L+L Design
Religious Studies	Screenwriter	Self-Employed
Religious Studies	Neurologist	University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
Religious Studies	Head of School	Mt. Tamalpais School
Religious Studies	Associate	Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Philosophy	University of California, Berkeley
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Philosophy	Director of Legal	LendingHome
Philosophy	Crime and Courts Reporter	The Bismark Tribune
Philosophy	Principal	Wildcat Venture Partners
Philosophy	Associate	Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Philosophy	Business Analyst	Google
Philosophy	Program Officer, U.S. Policy	Open Philanthropy Project
Philosophy	Underwriter, Medical Professional Liability	TMLT & Lone Star Alliance, RRG
Philosophy	Data Analyst	Chicago Public Schools
Philosophy	Freelance Assistant Producer	KCRW and KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
Philosophy	Program Assistant	Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
Philosophy	Director of Admissions	The San Francisco School