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.
| Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | $70,566 | $55,837 | $77,658 | $74,391 | $76,124 | 1.5x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Boise Boise, ID | — | — | $26,248 | $24,959 | $25,719 | 1.4x |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA | — | — | $28,282 | $29,409 | $27,688 | 1.4x |
| Williams College Williamstown, MA | $72,170 | $73,746 | $90,750 | $80,487 | $88,665 | 1.4x |
| Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia, SC | — | — | $31,941 | $32,183 | $31,156 | 1.4x |
| United Education Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | — | — | $31,628 | $33,652 | $30,848 | 1.4x |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR | — | — | $35,785 | — | $34,883 | 1.4x |
| The Hair Academy LLC Fayetteville, TN | — | — | $22,823 | $16,575 | $22,193 | 1.4x |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | $61,310 | $41,818 | $81,505 | $79,406 | $79,164 | 1.4x |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | $35,790 | $12,917 | $50,166 | $63,056 | $48,653 | 1.4x |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | $71,325 | $72,859 | $94,797 | $127,757 | $91,885 | 1.4x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA | — | — | $27,101 | $24,361 | $26,262 | 1.4x |
| New York Institute of Massage Inc Williamsville, NY | — | — | $27,232 | $26,911 | $26,379 | 1.4x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes Port Huron, MI | — | — | $17,263 | $27,616 | $16,715 | 1.4x |
| Rice University Houston, TX | $71,170 | $69,521 | $92,684 | $110,080 | $89,718 | 1.4x |
| Arthur's Beauty College Jonesboro, AR | — | — | $22,187 | $24,203 | $21,470 | 1.4x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY | — | — | $29,401 | $27,832 | $28,449 | 1.4x |
| Gwinnett College Raleigh, NC | — | — | $30,219 | $33,989 | $29,234 | 1.4x |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance Alliance, OH | — | — | $18,245 | $22,269 | $17,650 | 1.4x |
| Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV | — | — | $25,751 | $32,659 | $24,900 | 1.4x |
| Gwinnett Institute Orlando, FL | — | — | $34,939 | $41,872 | $33,735 | 1.4x |
| Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL | — | — | $25,462 | $37,942 | $24,576 | 1.4x |
| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | — | — | $40,613 | $50,255 | $39,008 | 1.4x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay Pleasant Hill, CA | — | — | $30,680 | $31,726 | $29,418 | 1.4x |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | — | — | $41,338 | $47,661 | $39,633 | 1.4x |