Colleges by ROI

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.

Tuition
Financial aid
Net price
Earnings (4yr)
Earnings (10yr)
ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
$28,106$35,515$33,0701.9x
Aveda Institute-Provo
Provo, UT
$17,372$38,286$20,4141.9x
Baltimore Studio of Hair Design
Baltimore, MD
$17,140$25,654$20,0801.9x
Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa
Nampa, ID
$21,961$24,959$25,7191.9x
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Houston, TX
$35,101$47,453$41,0671.9x
California Healing Arts College
Carson, CA
$21,504$33,807$25,1511.9x
Stellar Career College
Chicago, IL
$25,959$36,035$30,3371.9x
Invictus Career College
Dallas, TX
$23,837$27,8501.9x
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
Waco, TX
$23,140$32,680$27,0351.9x
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
$44,300$13,954$57,568$74,093$67,2531.9x
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
$29,025$19,811$51,394$58,897$59,9931.9x
Diversified Vocational College
Los Angeles, CA
$21,711$22,419$25,3281.9x
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain
New Britain, CT
$33,240$47,136$38,6831.9x
Aveda Institute-Twin Falls
Twin Falls, ID
$22,501$28,256$26,1711.9x
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Florence, SC
$21,962$24,468$25,5421.9x
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs
Blue Springs, MO
$21,361$26,917$24,8401.9x
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410
San Antonio, TX
$21,036$24,315$24,4501.9x
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
$67,100$57,800$86,045$100,684$99,9801.9x
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
Houston, TX
$28,471$35,515$33,0701.9x
Cortiva Institute
St. Petersburg, FL
$25,162$32,069$29,2041.9x
Crescent City Bartending School
New Orleans, LA
$19,311$30,134$22,4071.9x
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
$27,777$39,521$32,2171.9x
Nuvani Institute
Eagle Pass, TX
$19,288$23,125$22,3541.9x
Cortiva Institute
Linthicum, MD
$26,328$34,762$30,4741.9x
University of Portland
Portland, OR
$58,800$43,457$71,550$80,459$82,8041.9x