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.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
Art and Art History	Senior Analyst, Digital Marketing / Content Strategy Practice	Accenture
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Policy and Bilateral Coordination Officer, Commander	U.S. Naval Forces Japan
Classics	Business Strategy Consultant	Accenture
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief Operating Officer	Juma Ventures (anti-poverty nonprofit)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Writer	Everyday Feminism
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
History	Director of Audience Development	ABC News
Philosophy	Child Welfare Policy Assistant	Association of Community Human Service Agencies
Theater and Performance Studies	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Research Analyst and Applications Specialist	National Society of Black Engineers
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
African and African American Studies	Senior Associate Attorney	Parkland Hospital
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of Education	University of California, Riverside
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate, Financial Sponsors Group	Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief of Staff	Kitchensurfing
Art and Art History	Senior Writer	Entertainment Weekly
Linguistics	Technical Specialist	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
History	Senior Program Analyst	Center for the Study of Social Policy
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
Classics	Account Executive, Sales Solutions	LinkedIn
English	Development Director	Outward Bound California
English	Founder and CEO	Enzi (Ethiopian footwear brand)
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Art and Art History	Senior Director of Operations	Thread, Inc. (education nonprofit)
Philosophy	Doctoral Candidate in Theoretical / Computational Neuroscience	Columbia University
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation