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.
| Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc Arecibo, PR | — | — | $12,745 | — | $19,432 | 2.8x |
| New Concept Massage and Beauty School Miami, FL | — | — | $13,397 | $15,524 | $20,421 | 2.8x |
| The Professional Hair Design Academy Eau Claire, WI | — | — | $19,451 | $30,327 | $29,587 | 2.8x |
| Hair Professionals Career College Palos Hills, IL | — | — | $15,405 | $21,122 | $23,417 | 2.8x |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | — | — | $26,815 | $59,051 | $40,743 | 2.8x |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | — | — | $20,477 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 2.8x |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts Saint Louis, MO | — | — | $19,137 | $39,939 | $29,058 | 2.8x |
| Bethel College-North Newton North Newton, KS | — | — | $32,917 | $55,094 | $49,898 | 2.8x |
| Institute of Technology Clovis, CA | — | — | $23,159 | $43,172 | $35,095 | 2.8x |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | — | — | $17,864 | $32,680 | $27,035 | 2.8x |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL | — | — | $25,598 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 2.8x |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver Detroit, MI | — | — | $17,687 | $58,285 | $26,702 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Portage Portage, MI | — | — | $19,920 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Midland Midland, MI | — | — | $19,817 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| Hot Springs Beauty College Hot Springs, AR | — | — | $14,294 | $17,754 | $21,563 | 2.8x |
| First Class Cosmetology School Beloit, WI | — | — | $17,777 | $22,737 | $26,792 | 2.8x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC | — | — | $17,726 | $27,444 | $26,696 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Granger Mishawaka, IN | — | — | $20,260 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 2.8x |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor Mentor, OH | — | — | $18,251 | $30,248 | $27,446 | 2.8x |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina West Covina, CA | — | — | $17,928 | $24,271 | $26,956 | 2.8x |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA | — | — | $25,496 | $42,211 | $38,317 | 2.8x |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH | — | — | $24,913 | $31,953 | $37,423 | 2.8x |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY | — | — | $19,909 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North Grand Rapids, MI | — | — | $20,033 | $32,987 | $30,072 | 2.8x |
| Casal Aveda Institute Niles, OH | — | — | $14,958 | $22,484 | $22,453 | 2.8x |