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.
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA | $59,972 | $56,968 | $84,278 | $126,895 | $129,455 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | — | — | $19,592 | $32,987 | $30,072 | 2.8x |
| Graduate America College Garland, TX | — | — | $14,451 | $24,563 | $22,178 | 2.8x |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV | — | — | $10,627 | $18,033 | $16,306 | 2.8x |
| Louisburg College Louisburg, NC | — | — | $22,694 | $37,222 | $34,818 | 2.8x |
| Arnolds Beauty School Milan, TN | — | — | $18,139 | $21,053 | $27,828 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario Ontario, OH | — | — | $19,502 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL | — | — | $23,620 | $40,318 | $36,188 | 2.8x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield, MO | — | — | $16,926 | $25,301 | $25,931 | 2.8x |
| Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC | — | — | $28,340 | $50,979 | $43,415 | 2.8x |
| Babson College Wellesley, MA | $58,560 | $48,336 | $80,906 | $117,794 | $123,938 | 2.8x |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston, WV | — | — | $11,638 | $19,518 | $17,827 | 2.8x |
| Headmasters School of Hair Design Lewiston, ID | — | — | $11,561 | — | $17,707 | 2.8x |
| Central Coast College Salinas, CA | — | — | $26,667 | $42,710 | $40,823 | 2.8x |
| Hunter Business School Levittown, NY | — | — | $23,738 | $44,594 | $36,312 | 2.8x |
| Point University West Point, GA | — | — | $25,335 | $45,849 | $38,740 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron Port Huron, MI | — | — | $19,659 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.8x |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona Corona, CA | — | — | $14,668 | $20,227 | $22,412 | 2.8x |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus New York, NY | — | — | $25,431 | $44,844 | $38,830 | 2.8x |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte, NC | — | — | $15,672 | $27,175 | $23,925 | 2.8x |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland, CA | — | — | $17,658 | $24,271 | $26,956 | 2.8x |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | — | — | $29,357 | $57,700 | $44,813 | 2.8x |
| PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA | — | — | $20,533 | $37,914 | $31,330 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor Taylor, MI | — | — | $19,987 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 2.8x |
| LIM College New York, NY | — | — | $38,667 | $66,341 | $58,956 | 2.8x |