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.
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena Pasadena, CA | — | — | $26,022 | $28,294 | $25,845 | 1.5x |
| Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | $73,575 | $71,291 | $95,435 | $100,514 | $94,810 | 1.5x |
| Nevada Career Institute Las Vegas, NV | — | — | $41,741 | $48,064 | $41,472 | 1.5x |
| Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | — | — | $33,216 | $35,321 | $33,022 | 1.5x |
| American University Washington, DC | $62,680 | $34,870 | $77,764 | $79,081 | $77,370 | 1.5x |
| IBMC College Fort Collins, CO | — | — | $34,590 | $38,488 | $34,432 | 1.5x |
| Fort Pierce Beauty Academy Fort Pierce, FL | — | — | $23,191 | $25,917 | $23,091 | 1.5x |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools Boynton Beach, FL | — | — | $27,448 | $22,920 | $27,359 | 1.5x |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $63,078 | $35,138 | $84,846 | $91,041 | $84,648 | 1.5x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans Metairie, LA | — | — | $25,729 | $21,837 | $25,699 | 1.5x |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA | — | — | $39,675 | $47,661 | $39,633 | 1.5x |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York, NY | — | — | $29,688 | $47,162 | $29,699 | 1.5x |
| Carrington College-Portland Portland, OR | — | — | $36,595 | $39,064 | $36,625 | 1.5x |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Richmond Richmond, IN | — | — | $24,006 | $31,604 | $24,039 | 1.5x |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | $41,865 | $12,074 | $61,209 | $62,174 | $61,324 | 1.5x |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | $72,000 | $42,265 | $90,580 | $95,967 | $90,873 | 1.5x |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | — | — | $34,253 | $35,735 | $34,368 | 1.5x |
| Institute of Technology Salem, OR | — | — | $37,376 | $45,997 | $37,507 | 1.5x |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA | — | — | $30,669 | $42,752 | $30,781 | 1.5x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton Shelton, CT | — | — | $38,521 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 1.5x |
| Dorsey College-Roseville Roseville, MI | — | — | $29,232 | $34,001 | $29,392 | 1.5x |
| Fordham University New York, NY | $60,335 | $31,090 | $85,067 | $84,203 | $85,569 | 1.5x |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA | — | — | $39,357 | $47,661 | $39,633 | 1.5x |
| L'esprit Academy Canton, MI | — | — | $22,279 | $26,163 | $22,440 | 1.5x |
| Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton, OH | — | — | $30,819 | $27,958 | $31,071 | 1.5x |