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.
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | — | — | $19,083 | $22,158 | $16,575 | 1.2x |
| Elevate Salon Institute Royal Oak, MI | — | — | $19,409 | $24,677 | $16,853 | 1.2x |
| The Juilliard School New York, NY | — | — | $43,571 | $43,488 | $37,827 | 1.2x |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | $74,370 | $43,070 | $95,692 | $84,459 | $82,939 | 1.2x |
| Summit Salon Academy Tampa, FL | — | — | $31,223 | $31,488 | $27,037 | 1.2x |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA | — | — | $42,335 | $39,064 | $36,625 | 1.2x |
| Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX | — | — | $33,771 | $32,069 | $29,204 | 1.2x |
| Parisian Beauty School Hackensack, NJ | — | — | $32,141 | $28,516 | $27,767 | 1.2x |
| Hamilton College Clinton, NY | — | $59,696 | $90,780 | $79,130 | $78,411 | 1.2x |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain Stone Mountain, GA | — | — | $32,174 | $29,409 | $27,688 | 1.2x |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | $68,042 | $34,639 | $91,101 | $78,039 | $78,349 | 1.2x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas Carrollton, TX | — | — | $33,369 | $29,983 | $28,693 | 1.1x |
| MJ Barber & Beauty Academy La Quinta, CA | — | — | $22,875 | $18,908 | $19,665 | 1.1x |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX | — | — | $44,047 | $55,538 | $37,786 | 1.1x |
| Merkaz Bnos-Business School Brooklyn, NY | — | — | $31,786 | $34,493 | $27,249 | 1.1x |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $70,300 | $66,417 | $93,854 | $90,139 | $80,137 | 1.1x |
| St Olaf College Northfield, MN | $62,700 | $52,127 | $77,000 | $56,323 | $65,543 | 1.1x |
| Lincoln College of Technology-East Point East Point, GA | — | — | $45,567 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 1.1x |
| Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Santa Rosa, CA | — | — | $23,995 | $30,082 | $20,358 | 1.1x |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | $63,720 | $44,171 | $84,119 | $78,504 | $71,155 | 1.1x |
| Chris Beauty College Gulfport, MS | — | — | $21,858 | $21,740 | $18,468 | 1.1x |
| Trend Barber College Houston, TX | — | — | $19,626 | $22,158 | $16,575 | 1.1x |
| Furman University Greenville, SC | $62,878 | $46,130 | $81,276 | $64,492 | $68,635 | 1.1x |
| Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, CA | — | — | $27,778 | $30,618 | $23,451 | 1.1x |
| Saint Joseph Seminary College St. Benedict, LA | — | — | $45,460 | $44,996 | $38,366 | 1.1x |