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.
| Protege Academy East Lansing, MI | — | — | $12,179 | $26,248 | $19,499 | 3.0x |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN | — | — | $24,700 | $32,154 | $39,544 | 3.0x |
| Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY | — | — | $28,882 | $53,658 | $46,236 | 3.0x |
| Baylor University Waco, TX | — | — | $41,104 | $69,608 | $65,793 | 3.0x |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha, WI | — | — | $23,066 | $58,575 | $36,909 | 3.0x |
| Trinity College of Florida Trinity, FL | — | — | $20,297 | $35,285 | $32,465 | 3.0x |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson Jackson, TN | — | — | $15,253 | $25,810 | $24,397 | 3.0x |
| College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | — | — | $25,184 | $32,352 | $40,264 | 3.0x |
| Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA | — | — | $27,642 | $48,513 | $44,172 | 3.0x |
| Denmark College Merrillville, IN | — | — | $14,739 | $34,651 | $23,538 | 3.0x |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX | — | — | $19,447 | $28,696 | $31,055 | 3.0x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw Saginaw, MI | — | — | $18,831 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 3.0x |
| William Woods University Fulton, MO | — | — | $26,569 | $52,367 | $42,401 | 3.0x |
| Celebrity Stylist Beauty School Monroe, LA | — | — | $13,793 | — | $22,002 | 3.0x |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester Rochester, NY | — | — | $14,993 | $28,496 | $23,906 | 3.0x |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing, PA | — | — | $19,518 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 3.0x |
| Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy Fairfield, OH | — | — | $13,898 | $29,252 | $22,137 | 3.0x |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca West Seneca, NY | — | — | $13,937 | $27,154 | $22,193 | 3.0x |
| Life University Marietta, GA | — | — | $29,791 | $51,860 | $47,397 | 3.0x |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | $26,894 | $11,385 | $39,212 | $68,091 | $62,377 | 3.0x |
| Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA | — | — | $39,337 | $57,632 | $62,489 | 3.0x |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $22,328 | $7,904 | $34,357 | $59,369 | $54,560 | 3.0x |
| Plaza College Forest Hills, NY | — | — | $19,860 | $45,706 | $31,519 | 3.0x |
| Penrose Academy Scottsdale, AZ | — | — | $22,586 | $32,648 | $35,839 | 3.0x |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | — | — | $26,598 | $47,092 | $42,195 | 3.0x |