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.
| Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA | $59,251 | $40,091 | $77,949 | $74,325 | $78,812 | 1.5x |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles Niles, OH | — | — | $21,059 | $19,698 | $21,307 | 1.5x |
| Duke University Durham, NC | $73,740 | $73,694 | $96,597 | $115,722 | $97,800 | 1.5x |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | — | $45,980 | $69,998 | $69,265 | $70,871 | 1.5x |
| Trinity College Hartford, CT | $67,650 | $59,845 | $89,660 | $83,645 | $90,779 | 1.5x |
| Cortiva Institute Cromwell, CT | — | — | $34,436 | $32,856 | $34,866 | 1.5x |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | $67,990 | $44,807 | $91,337 | $101,903 | $92,538 | 1.5x |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys, CA | — | — | $31,999 | $40,029 | $32,488 | 1.5x |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA | — | — | $27,257 | $29,409 | $27,688 | 1.5x |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA | — | — | $24,487 | $29,355 | $24,879 | 1.5x |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $40,520 | $15,837 | $59,024 | $67,420 | $59,979 | 1.5x |
| University of California, Davis Davis, CA | $53,472 | $27,564 | $79,395 | $73,086 | $80,838 | 1.5x |
| Empire Beauty School-Richmond Richmond, VA | — | — | $23,488 | $27,559 | $23,921 | 1.5x |
| Charter College Anchorage, AK | — | — | $34,860 | $41,616 | $35,504 | 1.5x |
| Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov Brooklyn, NY | — | — | $23,921 | $34,484 | $24,366 | 1.5x |
| Hair Academy New Carrollton, MD | — | — | $20,565 | $25,713 | $20,953 | 1.5x |
| Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport, LA | — | — | $30,758 | $33,677 | $31,349 | 1.5x |
| Dallas Barber & Stylist College Dallas, TX | — | — | $19,750 | $19,093 | $20,142 | 1.5x |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek Battle Creek, MI | — | — | $21,073 | $26,750 | $21,504 | 1.6x |
| Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA | — | — | $30,980 | $33,557 | $31,632 | 1.6x |
| Northwest College-Medford Medford, OR | — | — | $23,864 | $30,364 | $24,421 | 1.6x |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $64,100 | $51,548 | $84,399 | $85,309 | $86,522 | 1.6x |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon El Cajon, CA | — | — | $30,049 | $26,517 | $30,807 | 1.6x |
| Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans New Orleans, LA | — | — | $24,098 | $27,850 | $24,707 | 1.6x |
| Northwest College-Eugene Springfield, OR | — | — | $23,798 | $30,364 | $24,421 | 1.6x |