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
African and African American Studies	Clinical Associate and Instructor of Medicine	Boston University School of Medicine
Philosophy	Director of Admissions	The San Francisco School
East Asian Languages and Cultures	CEO and Co-Founder	ABC Coffee Club (Japanese coffee distributor)
Philosophy	Child Welfare Policy Assistant	Association of Community Human Service Agencies
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Music	Associate Conductor	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Communications Strategist	ACLU of Northern California
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Counsel, Anti-Retaliation Unit	New York State Department of Labor
Philosophy	Director of Sales Training	Yelp
Classics	Associate Director, Development and Outreach, Norway	Human Rights Watch
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
English	Reporter	Bloomberg
History	Lead Producer, Dímelo Series	Arizona Public Media
Theater and Performance Studies	Psychotherapist	Living Arts Counseling Center
History	Head of Content and Marketing	First Round Capital
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Engineering Program Manager	Google
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director, Business Development, Performance Marketing and Data Products	American Express
Music	Co-Founder / Director	Ping and Woof Opera
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Writer	Everyday Feminism
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Moscow Reporter	The Washington Post
English	Vice President of Business Development	rag & bone
Theater and Performance Studies	Senior Analyst, Customer Support and Strategy	Warner Bros. Entertainment
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
Classics	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
Religious Studies	Rabbi and Founder	Mishkan Chicago
African and African American Studies	Community Development Specialist	Rockwood Leadership Institute
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Photographer and Co-Founder	Blind Cat Valentine LLC
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
Art and Art History	Associate Director of Leadership Giving	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Art and Art History	Training and Artistic Development Specialist	DreamWorks Animation
Religious Studies	Program Associate (Climate Change, Reproductive Rights, National Security)	Compton Foundation
Music	Senior Research Scientist	Human Language Technology Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins University
English	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
African and African American Studies	Outreach Coordinator	Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare	University of California, Berkeley