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.
| Stage One-The Hair School Lake Charles, LA | — | — | $11,916 | $24,352 | $17,390 | 2.6x |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA | — | — | $29,136 | $44,090 | $42,518 | 2.6x |
| Total Image Beauty Academy Union City, NJ | — | — | $12,830 | $19,172 | $18,720 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Stone Park Stone Park, IL | — | — | $16,751 | $25,392 | $24,407 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Thornton Thornton, CO | — | — | $16,752 | $25,810 | $24,397 | 2.6x |
| University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD | $39,464 | $16,152 | $56,905 | $84,365 | $82,860 | 2.6x |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC | — | — | $17,230 | $26,820 | $25,088 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | $16,203 | $26,762 | $23,589 | 2.6x |
| Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | — | — | $29,208 | $41,829 | $42,509 | 2.6x |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | $28,762 | $13,352 | $48,071 | $74,396 | $69,960 | 2.6x |
| Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, IN | — | — | $30,606 | $51,480 | $44,505 | 2.6x |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | — | — | $17,083 | $21,456 | $24,835 | 2.6x |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus, OH | — | — | $20,800 | $31,803 | $30,231 | 2.6x |
| Ross College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV | — | — | $20,989 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 2.6x |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana Fontana, CA | — | — | $15,437 | $20,227 | $22,412 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI | — | — | $16,250 | $26,762 | $23,589 | 2.6x |
| American Institute-Toms River Toms River, NJ | — | — | $19,781 | $36,918 | $28,710 | 2.6x |
| Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design Newark, DE | — | — | $18,896 | $30,517 | $27,420 | 2.6x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Levittown Levittown, PA | — | — | $26,659 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 2.6x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton Brighton, MI | — | — | $20,607 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.6x |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | — | — | $14,950 | $22,298 | $21,685 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Springfield Springfield, PA | — | — | $17,290 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.6x |
| Eagle Gate College-Layton Layton, UT | — | — | $25,873 | $49,128 | $37,518 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley Whitehall, PA | — | — | $17,293 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.6x |
| YTI Career Institute-Altoona Altoona, PA | — | — | $20,822 | $34,067 | $30,188 | 2.6x |