6,273 schools
ROI = (10yr median earnings × 10 − 4 × net price) / (4 × net price), shown as a multiple of 4 years' net price. Sourced from Common Data Set filings and College Scorecard. 1,941 schools are missing the cost or earnings data needed to calculate ROI and appear at the bottom, unranked.
| Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA | — | — | $26,265 | $48,802 | $50,412 | 3.8x |
| Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA | — | — | $18,204 | $36,659 | $34,937 | 3.8x |
| Hollins University Roanoke, VA | — | — | $20,896 | $44,151 | $40,075 | 3.8x |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk Norfolk, VA | — | — | $23,046 | $66,491 | $44,173 | 3.8x |
| Palo Verde College Blythe, CA | — | — | $18,993 | — | $36,389 | 3.8x |
| MCVSD Freehold, NJ | — | — | $23,555 | $32,023 | $45,062 | 3.8x |
| Bluefield University Bluefield, VA | — | — | $25,573 | $53,206 | $48,896 | 3.8x |
| Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology Albany, NY | — | — | $16,747 | $28,868 | $32,014 | 3.8x |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | — | — | $16,277 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 3.8x |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ | — | — | $27,074 | $60,033 | $51,725 | 3.8x |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA | — | — | $18,306 | $57,300 | $34,963 | 3.8x |
| Universal Spa Training Academy Downers Grove, IL | — | — | $21,965 | $36,558 | $41,928 | 3.8x |
| Bennett Career Institute Washington, DC | — | — | $11,824 | $25,687 | $22,568 | 3.8x |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN | $15,314 | $12,775 | $26,690 | $51,631 | $50,919 | 3.8x |
| Benedictine College Atchison, KS | — | — | $27,891 | $55,405 | $53,175 | 3.8x |
| University of Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill, FL | — | — | $19,965 | — | $38,062 | 3.8x |
| Reinhardt University Waleska, GA | — | — | $24,425 | $53,795 | $46,541 | 3.8x |
| Boston Baptist College Boston, MA | — | — | $17,933 | $38,707 | $34,159 | 3.8x |
| ATI College-Whittier Whitter, CA | — | — | $20,467 | $41,595 | $38,938 | 3.8x |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion, OH | — | — | $25,605 | $56,948 | $48,707 | 3.8x |
| Carlson College of Massage Therapy Anamosa, IA | — | — | $14,141 | $27,756 | $26,893 | 3.8x |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA | — | — | $14,149 | $33,167 | $26,872 | 3.7x |
| Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA | — | — | $16,418 | $35,490 | $31,167 | 3.7x |
| Cameo Beauty Academy Oak Lawn, IL | — | — | $12,924 | $26,354 | $24,513 | 3.7x |
| Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs, FL | — | — | $19,093 | $40,437 | $36,180 | 3.7x |