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
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Accounting	Stanford Graduate School of Business
Philosophy	Crime and Courts Reporter	The Bismark Tribune
Classics	Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology	University of Michigan
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
History	Head of Content and Marketing	First Round Capital
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
East Asian Languages and Cultures	CEO and Co-Founder	ABC Coffee Club (Japanese coffee distributor)
English	Founder and CEO	Enzi (Ethiopian footwear brand)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Built Heritage Specialist	Auckland Council
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
Classics	Associate	Goodwin Procter LLP
Philosophy	Doctoral Candidate in Theoretical / Computational Neuroscience	Columbia University
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Team Lead, Growth and Monetization for Dropbox Pro	Dropbox
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director, Strategy and Capacity Building	Social Venture Partners Dallas
Theater and Performance Studies	Operations Assistant	Portland Center Stage
Religious Studies	Neurologist	University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Principal Environmental Technologist	CH2M HILL
African and African American Studies	Writer, Actress, Director, and Producer	Insecure
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Principal / Lead Social Studies Teacher	Jubilee Academic Center
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	4th-Grade Dual Immersion Teacher	San Francisco Unified School District
English	High School English Teacher	El Camino Real Charter School
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Editor	Goodreads
History	Assistant Professor of Political Science	George Washington University
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
Art and Art History	Marketing Coordinator	Chicago Architecture Foundation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Editor-in-Chief	1849 Medicine Garden
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)