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.

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Department or Program	Title	Organization
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Government Affairs	Los Angeles Rams
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Licensed Clinical Psychologist	Ravenswood Family Health Center
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
Philosophy	Director of Admissions	The San Francisco School
History	High School History Teacher / Department Chair	Hopkins School
English	Collections Manager, Arts and Artifacts Collection	Harvard Business School
History	Vice President of Sales	NowThis News
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
African and African American Studies	Global Music Strategist	YouTube
English	Assistant Professor of English	Clemson University
Philosophy	Director of Sales Training	Yelp
Religious Studies	Director of Internships	Servant Partners (Christian nonprofit serving the urban poor)
Music	Singer-Songwriter	Self-Employed
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director of Strategic Planning and Operations	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Engineering Program Manager	Apple
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
African and African American Studies	Community Development Specialist	Rockwood Leadership Institute
Art and Art History	Training and Artistic Development Specialist	DreamWorks Animation
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Legislative Advocate	Association of California School Administrators
Art and Art History	Senior Writer	Entertainment Weekly
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Special Events, Contributing Writer	Vogue
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief of Staff	Kitchensurfing
English	Product Marketing Manager - Community/Outreach	Instagram
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
Classics	High School History Teacher	Gann Academy
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Theater and Performance Studies	Video Editor	One to One Box (video production company)
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director, Strategy and Capacity Building	Social Venture Partners Dallas