Schools in North America

Art Center College of Design located in Pasadena, California has an option to major in cinematography, leaving you with a degree when you’re done.
https://www.artcenter.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees/film/overview.html

Notable Alumni – Don Burgees, ASC


American Film Institute (AFI)

The American Film Institute located in Los Angeles, California is most definitely a school you might have heard before. Known for its role as one of the leading organizations in promoting and preserving American film and television culture. AFI was founded in 1967 as a nonprofit organization with the goal of advancing and celebrating the art of filmmaking in the United States.

One of AFI’s most famous contributions to the film industry is its annual “AFI 100 Years” lists, which recognize the greatest American films and television shows of all time. The lists are determined by a jury of film and television experts, and they serve as a valuable resource for film enthusiasts and scholars.

In addition to its annual lists, AFI also offers a variety of educational programs and workshops for aspiring filmmakers, as well as film preservation initiatives aimed at safeguarding important pieces of American cinematic history. AFI also operates a renowned film school, the AFI Conservatory, which offers a two-year program in film production that is consistently ranked among the best in the country.
https://conservatory.afi.com/cinematography/

Notable Alumni – Robert Richardson, ASC, Rachel Morrison, ASC, Janusz Kamiล„ski, ASC


Emerson College located Boston, Massachusetts offers a bachelor of arts in media arts production. Although it doesn’t focus on cinematography it does give you an all around basis of film production.
https://emerson.edu/academics/academic-departments/visual-media-arts

Los Angeles film school located in the heart of Los Angeles, California offers a Bachelor of Science in Film Production majoring in Cinematography.
https://www.lafilm.edu/programs/film/cinematography/
The program consists of 36 courses that will take you 36 months to finish.

New York Film Academy located in New York, New York . You will finish with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Cinematography. It is a full time accelerated program designed over five semesters.
https://www.nyfa.edu/mfa/cinematography.php

University of California, Los Angles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles, California, offers a Master in Fine Arts (MFA) in Film and Television specializing in Cinematography. With it being a master degree program it is required of you to have a bachelors degree already.
https://www.tft.ucla.edu/programs/film-tv-digital-media-department/graduate-degrees/cinematography-m-f-a/

University of Southern California (USC) located in Los Angeles, California offers a Bachelor of Arts in degree in Cinematic Arts, Film & Television Production. Although it isn’t specializing in cinematography, you will however learn about it along with the whole process of production.
https://cinema.usc.edu/production/index.cfm#ba