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
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Resident Physician	UC Irvine Health
Theater and Performance Studies	Psychotherapist	Living Arts Counseling Center
Linguistics	Program Officer	The Asia Foundation
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Project Leader	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation
English	Director of Strategic Partnerships	Pacific Northwest College of Art
Classics	Associate Director, Development and Outreach, Norway	Human Rights Watch
African and African American Studies	Director, Policy Development	Prudential Financial
History	Assistant Professor of Political Science	George Washington University
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
Theater and Performance Studies	Learning Experience Designer	Speechless (public speaking training)
Linguistics	Technical Specialist	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)
English	Nonprofit Consultant and Finance Coordinator	K12 Solar
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
Theater and Performance Studies	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Classics	Business Strategy Consultant	Accenture
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Editor-in-Chief	1849 Medicine Garden
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
Religious Studies	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
Art and Art History	Screenwriter, Director, Producer	Self-Employed
Art and Art History	Analyst	BlackRock (financial services)
African and African American Studies	Account Director	Carol H. Williams Advertising
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
African and African American Studies	CEO	LeadBoost (marketing and advertising)
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Communications Strategist	ACLU of Northern California
Art and Art History	Conservator	SFO Museum
Music	Senior Software Engineer	Bose Corporation
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Literature	California State University, Fullerton
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director	Proyecto Itzaes (educational nonprofit in Yucatán)
English	Art in the Parks Coordinator	Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy