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.
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | — | — | $32,622 | $66,567 | $58,469 | 3.5x |
| American Institute of Beauty Largo, FL | — | — | $11,370 | $25,632 | $20,371 | 3.5x |
| Post University Waterbury, CT | — | — | $21,634 | $60,571 | $38,696 | 3.5x |
| Anderson University Anderson, SC | — | — | $23,544 | $55,541 | $42,101 | 3.5x |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport, WV | — | — | $15,365 | $33,018 | $27,472 | 3.5x |
| Northpoint Bible College Haverhill, MA | — | — | $23,635 | $36,818 | $42,210 | 3.5x |
| American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TX | — | — | $20,249 | $50,399 | $36,144 | 3.5x |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics Jefferson City, MO | — | — | $14,982 | $31,483 | $26,738 | 3.5x |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA | — | — | $11,742 | $31,577 | $20,955 | 3.5x |
| Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL | — | — | $21,909 | $59,996 | $39,080 | 3.5x |
| Fortis College-Columbia Columbia, SC | — | — | $20,404 | $40,980 | $36,368 | 3.5x |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL | — | — | $16,708 | $31,026 | $29,779 | 3.5x |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL | — | — | $20,462 | $46,684 | $36,432 | 3.5x |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN | — | — | $20,227 | $39,785 | $35,983 | 3.4x |
| California Beauty College Modesto, CA | — | — | $12,513 | $21,830 | $22,255 | 3.4x |
| University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ | — | — | $28,522 | $54,762 | $50,719 | 3.4x |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper, UT | — | — | $28,039 | $74,544 | $49,841 | 3.4x |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville, OH | — | — | $26,966 | $62,493 | $47,914 | 3.4x |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Delano Delano, CA | — | — | $21,573 | $42,211 | $38,317 | 3.4x |
| Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE | — | — | $22,593 | $68,449 | $40,092 | 3.4x |
| Dillard University New Orleans, LA | — | — | $22,094 | $48,421 | $39,196 | 3.4x |
| Morningside University Sioux City, IA | — | — | $31,320 | $61,955 | $55,494 | 3.4x |
| Capri College-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA | — | — | $16,541 | $35,657 | $29,307 | 3.4x |
| Vincennes Beauty College Vincennes, IN | — | — | $11,333 | — | $20,064 | 3.4x |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | $19,806 | $9,733 | $34,056 | $62,192 | $60,249 | 3.4x |