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.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
Theater and Performance Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research	University of Cambridge
English	Art in the Parks Coordinator	Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
Philosophy	Director of Business Development	CircleUp
Philosophy	Program Officer, U.S. Policy	Open Philanthropy Project
Art and Art History	Talent Manager	McKeon-Myones Management
Philosophy	Program Assistant	Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Linguistics	Staff Attorney	The Legal Aid Society
Music	Program Manager	San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Religious Studies	Head of Operations	Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	4th-Grade Dual Immersion Teacher	San Francisco Unified School District
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Mayor	Stockton, California
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Art and Art History	Analyst	BlackRock (financial services)
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Manager, Product Management	Amazon Prime Now
Theater and Performance Studies	Chief Executive Officer	TodayTix
African and African American Studies	Associate, Marketing and Events	Atlantic Media Strategies
English	5th-Grade English and Language Arts Teacher	Harlem Village Academies
Linguistics	Staff Translator and Interpreter	Deutsche Bahn AG
Philosophy	Senior Product Manager	LinkedIn
Linguistics	Program Officer	The Asia Foundation
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Art and Art History	Owner / Operator	Sutro Wine Co.
History	Director of Audience Development	ABC News
English	Founder and Director, Board of Directors	SSB Bart Group
Classics	Family Nurse Practitioner	Parkchester Medical
Linguistics	Research Coordinator	Rule of Law Collaborative, University of South Carolina
Theater and Performance Studies	Psychotherapist	Living Arts Counseling Center
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
Classics	Product Support Engineer	Palantir Technologies