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.
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette Lafayette, IN | — | — | $24,914 | $27,128 | $26,446 | 1.7x |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA | — | — | $36,126 | $47,702 | $38,361 | 1.7x |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH | — | — | $38,392 | $56,477 | $40,805 | 1.7x |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA | — | — | $23,396 | $29,355 | $24,879 | 1.7x |
| Austin College Sherman, TX | — | — | $57,642 | $57,361 | $61,296 | 1.7x |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | — | — | $38,338 | $40,550 | $40,778 | 1.7x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown, PA | — | — | $36,348 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 1.7x |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside, CA | — | — | $29,253 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.7x |
| Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA | — | — | $44,010 | — | $46,920 | 1.7x |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA | — | — | $29,145 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.7x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland Highland, IN | — | — | $20,909 | $25,067 | $22,374 | 1.7x |
| Taylor Andrews Academy-St George St. George, UT | — | — | $16,230 | $14,340 | $17,368 | 1.7x |
| Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN | $53,570 | $35,703 | $61,290 | $61,015 | $65,607 | 1.7x |
| Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis, CA | — | — | $23,238 | $29,355 | $24,879 | 1.7x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa Tampa, FL | — | — | $25,105 | $31,116 | $26,897 | 1.7x |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | — | — | $22,633 | $22,737 | $24,251 | 1.7x |
| The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH | — | — | $39,359 | $44,495 | $42,187 | 1.7x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven North Haven, CT | — | — | $28,813 | $31,288 | $30,900 | 1.7x |
| Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering Woodward, OK | — | — | $16,085 | $15,696 | $17,260 | 1.7x |
| Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale, AZ | — | — | $38,815 | $42,087 | $41,651 | 1.7x |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA | — | — | $28,691 | $33,652 | $30,848 | 1.7x |
| UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | — | — | $28,670 | $33,652 | $30,848 | 1.7x |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ | — | — | $30,147 | $56,051 | $32,473 | 1.7x |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN | — | — | $29,098 | $33,677 | $31,349 | 1.7x |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno Reno, NV | — | — | $20,771 | $24,629 | $22,378 | 1.7x |