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-Esani Roswell, GA | — | — | $18,522 | $36,662 | $26,287 | 2.5x |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis Memphis, TN | — | — | $15,771 | $26,668 | $22,377 | 2.5x |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Brecksville, OH | — | — | $24,037 | $37,799 | $34,104 | 2.5x |
| Dayton Barber College Miamisburg, OH | — | — | $12,546 | — | $17,789 | 2.5x |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA | — | — | $27,024 | $42,211 | $38,317 | 2.5x |
| Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | — | — | $35,013 | $69,077 | $49,641 | 2.5x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE Chicago, IL | — | — | $19,279 | $34,340 | $27,330 | 2.5x |
| Milan Institute-Sparks Sparks, NV | — | — | $22,923 | $33,999 | $32,493 | 2.5x |
| Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $17,213 | $25,810 | $24,397 | 2.5x |
| Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA | — | — | $30,055 | $41,390 | $42,588 | 2.5x |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains, MO | — | — | $22,260 | $40,421 | $31,460 | 2.5x |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | — | — | $27,365 | $42,937 | $38,673 | 2.5x |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville Lewisville, TX | — | — | $20,630 | $37,337 | $29,145 | 2.5x |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside Riverside, CA | — | — | $15,423 | $21,184 | $21,777 | 2.5x |
| Empire Beauty School-West Mifflin West Mifflin, PA | — | — | $17,759 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.5x |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin Austin, TX | — | — | $27,575 | $39,421 | $38,922 | 2.5x |
| Empire Beauty School-Augusta Augusta, GA | — | — | $16,955 | $27,559 | $23,921 | 2.5x |
| University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL | $28,352 | $17,732 | $48,746 | $72,839 | $68,740 | 2.5x |
| American Institute-Clifton CLIFTON, NJ | — | — | $20,371 | $36,918 | $28,710 | 2.5x |
| Old Town Barber College Wichita, KS | — | — | $15,111 | $16,653 | $21,295 | 2.5x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | — | — | $14,257 | $28,516 | $20,077 | 2.5x |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg Lewisburg, PA | — | — | $22,103 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 2.5x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ | — | — | $20,861 | $34,492 | $29,340 | 2.5x |
| Illinois Media School Chicago, IL | — | — | $27,238 | $34,937 | $38,284 | 2.5x |
| Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam Shamokin Dam, PA | — | — | $17,847 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.5x |