Careers of Humanities Alumni

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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
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
Art and Art History	Creative Director	PS212 (branding consultancy)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Licensed Clinical Psychologist	Ravenswood Family Health Center
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Cinema Studies	California State University, Fullerton
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Japanese	University of Calgary
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate	The Boston Consulting Group
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
Music	Founder and CEO	Alopex Advisors, LLC
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Poet, Playwright	Self-Employed
Philosophy	Program Assistant	Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
Philosophy	Freelance Assistant Producer	KCRW and KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Agency Account Strategist, Google Marketing Solutions	Google
Religious Studies	Senior Product Manager	i.am+ (consumer electronics)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
History	Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Real Estate	The CIM Group
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
African and African American Studies	Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer	HBO, UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment
Music	Group Product Manager	Pandora
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
Art and Art History	Associate	Ropes & Gray LLP
Music	Co-Founder and Executive Director	Center for New Music
Art and Art History	Screenwriter, Director, Producer	Self-Employed
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director of Human Resources	Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Photographer and Co-Founder	Blind Cat Valentine LLC
English	Reporter	Forbes Magazine