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
Classics	Wedding and Editorial Photographer	Self-Employed
History	Co-Founder	Coupa Cafe Corporation
Linguistics	Assistant Attorney General	Colorado Department of Law, Criminal Appeals
English	Collections Manager, Arts and Artifacts Collection	Harvard Business School
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Legislative Advocate	Association of California School Administrators
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Accounting	Stanford Graduate School of Business
Art and Art History	Marketing and Communications	Grameen Foundation
African and African American Studies	Field Distribution and Marketing Director	Primerica
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
Linguistics	Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor	Northwestern University
Music	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder	CreditIQ
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief of Staff	Kitchensurfing
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Philosophy	Consultant	The Boston Consulting Group
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	CEO & Founder	Culture Story
History	Physician	University of Pennsylvania Health System
Music	Architectural Designer	Gehry Partners, LLP
Philosophy	Senior UX Designer	POP Marketing
Linguistics	Associate, Department of Research Interpretation and Application	FrameWorks Institute
Linguistics	Software Engineer	Google
Religious Studies	Assistant Curator	Saatchi Art
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
Religious Studies	Communications Program Manager	Allen Institute (bioscience research)
Theater and Performance Studies	Emmy-Award Winning Actor	"This Is Us"
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Editor-in-Chief	1849 Medicine Garden
English	Author	Simon & Schuster
English	Product Marketing Manager - Community/Outreach	Instagram
Theater and Performance Studies	Owner	Kings County Brewers Collective
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Executive Director	Goldman Sachs
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories