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.
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $36,606 | $15,051 | $52,828 | $69,651 | $63,403 | 2.0x |
| Aveda Institute-South Florida Davie, FL | — | — | $24,529 | $30,016 | $29,426 | 2.0x |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin, MO | — | — | $30,618 | $44,952 | $36,700 | 2.0x |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | — | $67,747 | $83,880 | $112,971 | $100,533 | 2.0x |
| Northwestern Technological Institute Southfield, MI | — | — | $34,423 | $47,488 | $41,237 | 2.0x |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | — | — | $27,606 | $35,515 | $33,070 | 2.0x |
| Abcott Institute Southfield, MI | — | — | $27,679 | $29,260 | $33,151 | 2.0x |
| South University-Savannah Savannah, GA | — | — | $28,743 | $68,975 | $34,421 | 2.0x |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota University Park, FL | — | — | $28,945 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 2.0x |
| Tri-State Cosmetology Institute El Paso, TX | — | — | $15,190 | $19,742 | $18,157 | 2.0x |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | — | — | $29,500 | $38,757 | $35,242 | 2.0x |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | $43,494 | $22,054 | $63,045 | $79,426 | $75,272 | 2.0x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX | — | — | $24,060 | $29,983 | $28,693 | 2.0x |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert, CA | — | — | $24,730 | $32,079 | $29,491 | 2.0x |
| Fortis College-Centerville Centerville, OH | — | — | $29,162 | $51,591 | $34,726 | 2.0x |
| Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City, MO | — | — | $28,732 | $39,968 | $34,213 | 2.0x |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | $30,604 | $10,245 | $48,878 | $68,890 | $58,191 | 2.0x |
| Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA | — | — | $19,444 | $30,475 | $23,148 | 2.0x |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | — | — | $33,503 | $40,350 | $39,876 | 2.0x |
| Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin Austin, TX | — | — | $20,851 | $33,487 | $24,801 | 2.0x |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus Irving, TX | — | — | $34,533 | $47,453 | $41,067 | 2.0x |
| Celebrity Barber School Monroe, LA | — | — | $18,503 | — | $22,002 | 2.0x |
| Academy of Hair Design-Grenada Grenada, MS | — | — | $18,742 | $20,010 | $22,284 | 2.0x |
| Academy of Salon and Spa Fort Smith, AR | — | — | $14,252 | $17,914 | $16,941 | 2.0x |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX | — | — | $27,830 | $35,515 | $33,070 | 2.0x |