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	Title	Organization
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Classics	Associate	Goodwin Procter LLP
Art and Art History	Archivist	Brooklyn Public Library
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Attorney	Hill, Kertscher & Wharton LLP
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
History	Trademark and Copyright Associate	Perkins Coie LLP
Classics	Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology	University of Michigan
Music	Operations Manager	Ash Lawn Opera
Art and Art History	Marketing and Communications	Grameen Foundation
Theater and Performance Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research	University of Cambridge
History	Software Engineer	AdHawk
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Built Heritage Specialist	Auckland Council
African and African American Studies	Mental Health Counselor	Seneca Family of Agencies
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Coursera
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Poet, Playwright	Self-Employed
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
Classics	Staff Assistant and Policy Advisor	The White House
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Engineering Program Manager	Google
Art and Art History	Chief of Staff	Sidewalk Labs (urban development firm)
Music	Senior Software Engineer	Bose Corporation
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Special Events, Contributing Writer	Vogue
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
Classics	Software Engineer	Dropbox
Linguistics	Analyst, Trade Operations	Gilead Sciences
Religious Studies	Head of Operations	Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
Theater and Performance Studies	Litigation Associate	Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP
Linguistics	Head of Product	Digit (financial services)
History	Senior Program Analyst	Center for the Study of Social Policy