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.
| Healing Mountain Massage School Salt Lake City, UT | — | — | $18,659 | $27,310 | $22,160 | 2.0x |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC Washington, DC | — | — | $17,528 | $30,620 | $20,809 | 2.0x |
| Fortis College Houston, TX | — | — | $27,964 | $40,918 | $33,193 | 2.0x |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $32,408 | $42,969 | $38,430 | 2.0x |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge Hauppauge, NY | — | — | $22,689 | $27,302 | $26,900 | 2.0x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Logan Logan, UT | — | — | $19,923 | $27,595 | $23,620 | 2.0x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago Chicago, IL | — | — | $23,324 | $32,912 | $27,652 | 2.0x |
| Hillsdale Beauty College Hillsdale, MI | — | — | $15,015 | $23,029 | $17,793 | 2.0x |
| Hendrix College Conway, AR | $36,300 | $34,383 | $50,950 | $50,422 | $60,376 | 2.0x |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence, MO | — | — | $20,947 | $26,998 | $24,811 | 2.0x |
| Arizona College-Mesa Mesa, AZ | — | — | $29,284 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 2.0x |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester Worcester, MA | — | — | $25,383 | $29,694 | $30,033 | 2.0x |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | — | — | $34,714 | $47,453 | $41,067 | 2.0x |
| Nathan Layne Institute of Cosmetology Chubbuck, ID | — | — | $18,788 | $14,899 | $22,209 | 2.0x |
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa Tulsa, OK | — | — | $34,776 | $47,453 | $41,067 | 2.0x |
| Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus Idaho Falls, ID | — | — | $33,576 | $51,307 | $39,645 | 2.0x |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX | — | — | $22,774 | $29,857 | $26,885 | 2.0x |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario, CA | — | — | $26,394 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.9x |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis, TN | — | — | $26,572 | $33,677 | $31,349 | 1.9x |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood, CA | — | — | $29,326 | $35,921 | $34,558 | 1.9x |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington Covington, LA | — | — | $25,742 | $30,676 | $30,334 | 1.9x |
| Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA | — | — | $24,948 | $37,685 | $29,384 | 1.9x |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC | — | — | $26,409 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 1.9x |
| Fortis College-Orange Park Orange Park, FL | — | — | $24,205 | $40,656 | $28,506 | 1.9x |
| New Tyler Barber College Inc North Little Rock, AR | — | — | $15,898 | — | $18,715 | 1.9x |