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.
| Gem City College Quincy, IL | — | — | $11,843 | — | $19,219 | 3.1x |
| Hays Academy of Hair Design Hays, KS | — | — | $14,612 | $25,732 | $23,712 | 3.1x |
| Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord, NC | — | — | $14,750 | $27,175 | $23,925 | 3.1x |
| Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL | — | — | $30,525 | $52,031 | $49,483 | 3.1x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Canton Canton, MI | — | — | $18,556 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 3.0x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria Elyria, OH | — | — | $18,823 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 3.0x |
| Capri College-Davenport Davenport, IA | — | — | $16,635 | $33,935 | $26,932 | 3.0x |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology East Peoria, IL | — | — | $11,671 | $33,261 | $18,890 | 3.0x |
| Capri Beauty College New Lenox, IL | — | — | $16,577 | $28,811 | $26,804 | 3.0x |
| CBD College Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $23,033 | $54,889 | $37,237 | 3.0x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | — | — | $21,646 | $32,122 | $34,949 | 3.0x |
| North Bennet Street School Boston, MA | — | — | $27,251 | $57,182 | $43,993 | 3.0x |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville Brentwood, TN | — | — | $14,834 | $27,559 | $23,921 | 3.0x |
| Brewton-Parker Christian University Mount Vernon, GA | — | — | $26,054 | — | $42,009 | 3.0x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL | — | — | $22,123 | $32,736 | $35,650 | 3.0x |
| Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville Gainesville, GA | — | — | $16,796 | $34,836 | $27,065 | 3.0x |
| Interactive College of Technology-Morrow Morrow, GA | — | — | $16,844 | $34,836 | $27,065 | 3.0x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Davison Davison, MI | — | — | $18,616 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 3.0x |
| Allen School-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ | — | — | $21,291 | $37,719 | $34,186 | 3.0x |
| Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA | — | — | $33,392 | $65,954 | $53,598 | 3.0x |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville Porterville, CA | — | — | $23,891 | $42,211 | $38,317 | 3.0x |
| MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $26,182 | $50,543 | $41,976 | 3.0x |
| MotoRing Technical Training Institute East Providence, RI | — | — | $30,141 | $46,174 | $48,281 | 3.0x |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus Albany, NY | — | — | $24,241 | $44,844 | $38,830 | 3.0x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Mahwah, NJ | — | — | $28,968 | $51,742 | $46,396 | 3.0x |