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
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
Classics	Staff Assistant and Policy Advisor	The White House
African and African American Studies	Director, Policy Development	Prudential Financial
Art and Art History	Analyst	BlackRock (financial services)
Philosophy	Senior Product Manager	LinkedIn
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Philosophy	Data Analyst	Chicago Public Schools
Art and Art History	Marketing Coordinator	Chicago Architecture Foundation
African and African American Studies	Sales Development Manager	Google
Religious Studies	Associate	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Classics	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Classics	Vice Consul, Retail and Luxury	British Consulate-General New York, Department for International Trade
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Vice President of Corporate Communications	Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Product Marketing Manager	Google
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Principal / Lead Social Studies Teacher	Jubilee Academic Center
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
History	Director of Audience Development	ABC News
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Workforce Development	City of Detroit
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
English	Vice President of Business Development	rag & bone
Linguistics	Staff Attorney	The Legal Aid Society
Music	Architectural Designer	Gehry Partners, LLP
Religious Studies	Parish Associate	Valley Presbyterian Church
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco
Music	Co-Founder and Executive Director	Center for New Music
Philosophy	Freelance Assistant Producer	KCRW and KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
History	Assistant Professor of Political Science	George Washington University
English	General Pediatrician	Kaiser Permanente
English	Data Platform Engineer	Earnest