Careers of Humanities Alumni

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
Philosophy	Director of Sales Training	Yelp
Philosophy	Senior Product Manager	LinkedIn
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
History	Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Embassy Bujumbura	U.S. Department of State
History	Physician	University of Pennsylvania Health System
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Principal Environmental Technologist	CH2M HILL
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories
History	Software Engineer	AdHawk
English	Vice President of Business Development	Pandora Media
Theater and Performance Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research	University of Cambridge
English	Nonprofit Consultant and Finance Coordinator	K12 Solar
History	Trademark and Copyright Associate	Perkins Coie LLP
African and African American Studies	Affordable Housing Developer	Chicago Housing Authority
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Associate Director	Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
African and African American Studies	English Teacher	St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Licensed Clinical Psychologist	Ravenswood Family Health Center
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)
Classics	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Senior Assistant Director (Energy)	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Music	Chef and Owner	Snap Pea Catering
Theater and Performance Studies	Staff Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
Theater and Performance Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
English	Reporter	Bloomberg
Religious Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate	The Boston Consulting Group
Linguistics	Staff Translator and Interpreter	Deutsche Bahn AG
Linguistics	Assistant Attorney General	Colorado Department of Law, Criminal Appeals
History	Project Leader	Boston Consulting Group
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
History	Real Estate Manager	Harvard University
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr