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
African and African American Studies	Deputy Director of Executive Programs	California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Art and Art History	Psychiatrist	Pasadena Psychiatry
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
English	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Attorney's Office
Theater and Performance Studies	Online User Experience Librarian	Old Dominion University
History	Assistant Professor of History	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Legislative Advocate	Association of California School Administrators
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Project Engineer	Integral Group (green engineering firm)
History	CEO	iCadenza (career coaching for artists)
English	Radiologist	Confluence Health
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
African and African American Studies	Research Specialist	USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Mayor	Stockton, California
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
English	Graphic Designer	Big Tomorrow
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
Theater and Performance Studies	Video Editor	One to One Box (video production company)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director of Strategic Planning and Operations	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Philosophy	Doctoral Candidate in Theoretical / Computational Neuroscience	Columbia University
Philosophy	Senior Product Manager	LinkedIn
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
African and African American Studies	Associate	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Licensed Clinical Psychologist	Ravenswood Family Health Center
Classics	Consultant	Bain & Company
Linguistics	Fiber Deployment Access Specialist	Adecco Staffing, at Google Fiber
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Religious Studies	Assistant Curator	Saatchi Art
English	Author	Simon & Schuster
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories
Theater and Performance Studies	Staff Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
Music	Senior Software Engineer	Bose Corporation
English	Attorney	Law Offices of Anna M. Durbin
Art and Art History	Senior Writer	Entertainment Weekly