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
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Japanese	University of Calgary
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
Theater and Performance Studies	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
Philosophy	Co-Founder / Director of Civic Data	Center for Technology and Civic Life
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	4th-Grade Dual Immersion Teacher	San Francisco Unified School District
Music	Film Composer and Orchestrator	Self-Employed
African and African American Studies	Account Director	Carol H. Williams Advertising
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
English	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
African and African American Studies	Communications Manager	New York Foundation
Classics	High School History Teacher	Gann Academy
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Director	Proyecto Itzaes (educational nonprofit in Yucatán)
Religious Studies	Manager of Branded Content	Man Crates
African and African American Studies	CEO	LeadBoost (marketing and advertising)
Philosophy	Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Art and Art History	Director, Artist Relations	Minted
Theater and Performance Studies	Staff Attorney	U.S. Department of Justice
Theater and Performance Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Philosophy	Consultant	The Boston Consulting Group
English	Attorney	Law Offices of Anna M. Durbin
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
Linguistics	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Engineering Program Manager	Google
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Engineering Program Manager	Apple
Music	Senior Software Engineer	Bose Corporation
History	Artist Discovery and Communications	Elixr (hip-hop booking and touring agency)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Assistant Professor of Psychology	University of Waterloo
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director, Strategy and Capacity Building	Social Venture Partners Dallas
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Compliance Project Manager	Airbnb
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
Religious Studies	Rabbi	Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco