Thousands of humanities students were asked where they'd like to work some day. From book publishers to tech giants, here are their top 40 choices.
40. US Army: 2.5% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the military branch among their top five ideal employers.
39. Coca-Cola: 2.6% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the soft-drink giant among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 52
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 13
38. L'Oréal Group: 2.6% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the cosmetics company among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 35
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 3
37. US Department of Veterans Affairs: 2.6% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the agency in charge of caring for America's veterans among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 31
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 6
36. Sony: 2.7% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the electronics conglomerate among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 30
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 6
35. Target: 2.8% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the retail chain among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 39
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 4
34. NASA: 2.9% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the nation's space agency among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 19
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 15
33. Starbucks: 3.0% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the Seattle-based coffee chain as one of their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 37
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 4
32. Facebook: 3.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the social media giant among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 22
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 10
31. CBS: 3.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the TV network among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 62
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 31
30. Adidas: 3.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the athletic-apparel maker among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 28
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 2
29. American Cancer Society: 3.3% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the health nonprofit among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 38
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 9
28. Microsoft: 3.6% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the software giant among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 32
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 4
27. McGraw-Hill Education: 3.8% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the educational publisher among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 29
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 2
26. Mayo Clinic: 4.0% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the storied medical center among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 33
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 7
25. HarperCollins Publishers: 4.1% of humanities and liberal-arts majors ranked the publishing company among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 25
Change in rank, 2018–2019: No change
24. Random House: 4.1% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the publishing firm among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 17
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 7
23. Tesla: 4.3% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the electric automaker among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 24
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 1
22. American Red Cross: 4.6% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the humanitarian organization among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 21
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 1
21. Patagonia: 5.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the outdoor apparel maker among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 23
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 2
20. National Security Agency: 5.4% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the signals intelligence agency among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 14
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 6
19. National Institutes of Health: 5.7% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the health-research agency among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 20
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 1
18. Nike: 5.8% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the athletic-apparel maker among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 18
Change in rank, 2018–2019: No change
17. Environmental Protection Agency: 6.5% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the nation's environmental watchdog among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 15
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 2
16. US Department of Defense: 6.9% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the agency overseeing America's military among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 27
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 11
15. Amazon: 7.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the e-commerce giant among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 11
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 4
14. Spotify: 8.3% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the music streaming company among their top five ideal employers.
Spotify's Global Culture Director Robert Käck told Universum why their internship programs could make the company an attractive employer to students and recent graduates:
"We place just as much emphasis on interns being fully immersed into our culture as we do with full-time employees. Interns take on meaningful projects and have a range of opportunities to learn from Spotifiers across all levels, including regular companywide Q&As with our CEO and other senior executives."
Rank in 2018: n/a
Change in rank, 2018–2019: n/a
13. Teach for America: 8.9% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the education nonprofit among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 13
Change in rank, 2018–2019: No change
12. Apple: 9.3% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the consumer-electronics company among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 12
Change in rank, 2018–2019: No change
11. Peace Corps: 10.7% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the international aid and development agency among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 10
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 1
10. BuzzFeed: 11.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the digital-media company among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: New in 2019
Change in rank, 2018–2019: n/a
9. US Department of State: 12.0% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the nation's diplomatic service among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 4
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 5
8. US Department of Education: 12.0% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the federal agency dealing with educational matters among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 7
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 1
7. Central Intelligence Agency: 12.2% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked America's main foreign intelligence agency among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 8
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 1
6. Netflix: 13.1% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the online video-streaming giant among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 9
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 3
5. National Geographic: 13.7% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the venerable nature publisher among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 6
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 1
4. Federal Bureau of Investigation: 14.5% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the top federal law enforcement agency among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 5
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 1
3. Disney: 16.4% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the entertainment powerhouse among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 2
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Down 1
2. Google: 16.8% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the internet services company among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 3
Change in rank, 2018–2019: Up 1
1. The United Nations: 20.4% of humanities and liberal-arts students ranked the international organization among their top five ideal employers.
Rank in 2018: 1
Change in rank, 2018–2019: No change
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