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.
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown, PA | — | — | $36,348 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 1.7x |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | — | — | $38,338 | $40,550 | $40,778 | 1.7x |
| Austin College Sherman, TX | — | — | $57,642 | $57,361 | $61,296 | 1.7x |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA | — | — | $23,396 | $29,355 | $24,879 | 1.7x |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH | — | — | $38,392 | $56,477 | $40,805 | 1.7x |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA | — | — | $36,126 | $47,702 | $38,361 | 1.7x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette Lafayette, IN | — | — | $24,914 | $27,128 | $26,446 | 1.7x |
| New York School of Interior Design New York, NY | — | — | $45,271 | — | $48,041 | 1.7x |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | $35,994 | $15,071 | $54,842 | $64,703 | $58,128 | 1.6x |
| Remington College-Lafayette Campus Lafayette, LA | — | — | $29,592 | $33,677 | $31,349 | 1.6x |
| Douglas J Aveda Institute East Lansing, MI | — | — | $25,357 | $29,058 | $26,849 | 1.6x |
| Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | — | — | $42,729 | $42,353 | $45,212 | 1.6x |
| Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX | — | — | $30,428 | $37,938 | $32,195 | 1.6x |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village, OH | — | — | $28,738 | $31,144 | $30,389 | 1.6x |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA | — | — | $37,481 | $47,661 | $39,633 | 1.6x |
| Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette, LA | — | — | $23,394 | $27,850 | $24,707 | 1.6x |
| Cortiva Institute King of Prussia, PA | — | — | $30,400 | $35,989 | $32,094 | 1.6x |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus Austin, TX | — | — | $28,695 | $35,714 | $30,280 | 1.6x |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $69,207 | $73,787 | $92,445 | $111,883 | $97,434 | 1.6x |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | $45,195 | $27,990 | $65,244 | $73,466 | $68,751 | 1.6x |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin, TX | — | — | $25,660 | $32,680 | $27,035 | 1.6x |
| Ross College-Canton Canton, OH | — | — | $28,389 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 1.6x |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $66,640 | $52,073 | $87,887 | $95,739 | $92,498 | 1.6x |
| Bridges Beauty College Victorville, CA | — | — | $16,429 | — | $17,287 | 1.6x |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas Grand Prairie, TX | — | — | $25,080 | $31,919 | $26,381 | 1.6x |