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
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Classics	Account Executive, Sales Solutions	LinkedIn
Art and Art History	Director of Collections and Exhibitions	Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Editor	Goodreads
Art and Art History	Owner / Operator	Sutro Wine Co.
Art and Art History	Pediatrician	Boston Children’s Hospital
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
English	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Attorney's Office
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
Philosophy	Neurosurgeon	Henry Ford Hospital
Religious Studies	Associate	Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
Music	Founder and CEO	Alopex Advisors, LLC
Classics	Wedding and Editorial Photographer	Self-Employed
Theater and Performance Studies	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Resident Physician	UC Irvine Health
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
History	Co-Founder	Coupa Cafe Corporation
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Licensed Clinical Psychologist	Ravenswood Family Health Center
English	Radiologist	Confluence Health
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Art and Art History	Screenwriter, Director, Producer	Self-Employed
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Religious Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Classics	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Music	Recordist	Smart Post Sound
African and African American Studies	Assistant Professor of Education	University of California, Riverside
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Poet, Playwright	Self-Employed
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing