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
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
African and African American Studies	English Teacher	St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Music	Senior Consultant	OnPrem Solution Partners
Religious Studies	Co-Founder	L+L Design
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
History	Manager Deployment, Revenue Planning, and Enhancement	Windstar Cruises
Theater and Performance Studies	Staff Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
Music	Internal Medicine Resident	Stanford Health Care
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
English	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Music	Founder and CEO	Alopex Advisors, LLC
Religious Studies	Screenwriter	Self-Employed
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
History	Co-Founder	Coupa Cafe Corporation
Theater and Performance Studies	Federal Investigator	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Art and Art History	Creative Director	PS212 (branding consultancy)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Photographer and Co-Founder	Blind Cat Valentine LLC
Classics	Associate Director, Development and Outreach, Norway	Human Rights Watch
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	CEO & Founder	Culture Story
Religious Studies	Parish Associate	Valley Presbyterian Church
English	Associate Professor of English	George Washington University
English	Content Strategist and UX Writer	Google
African and African American Studies	Global Music Strategist	YouTube
Classics	Product Support Engineer	Palantir Technologies
Linguistics	Staff Translator and Interpreter	Deutsche Bahn AG
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
Religious Studies	English Language Teacher	GEAD Language Community
Music	Concert Pianist	Self-Employed
Theater and Performance Studies	Recruiting Manager	Facebook
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Compliance Project Manager	Airbnb
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley