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.
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA | — | — | $3,702 | $64,248 | $49,022 | 32.1x |
| Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX | — | — | $3,637 | $50,288 | $48,386 | 32.3x |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH | — | — | $3,925 | $70,528 | $52,581 | 32.5x |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL | — | — | $2,796 | $41,518 | $37,966 | 32.9x |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX | — | — | $3,085 | $41,643 | $41,900 | 33.0x |
| Central Technology Center Drumright, OK | — | — | $2,674 | $41,040 | $36,351 | 33.0x |
| Shasta College Redding, CA | — | — | $2,878 | $71,612 | $39,269 | 33.1x |
| Taft College Taft, CA | — | — | $2,823 | $44,555 | $38,861 | 33.4x |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | — | — | $3,133 | $63,039 | $43,552 | 33.8x |
| Victoria College Victoria, TX | — | — | $3,043 | $61,363 | $42,382 | 33.8x |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley, FL | — | — | $2,307 | $34,965 | $32,320 | 34.0x |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV | — | — | $3,461 | $38,557 | $49,130 | 34.5x |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA | — | — | $2,457 | $43,835 | $35,479 | 35.1x |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA | — | — | $3,337 | $53,936 | $48,224 | 35.1x |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY | — | — | $6,174 | $92,950 | $90,610 | 35.7x |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC | — | — | $2,253 | $39,693 | $33,234 | 35.9x |
| University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL | — | — | $4,815 | $77,321 | $71,588 | 36.2x |
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | — | — | $4,195 | $68,713 | $62,763 | 36.4x |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA | — | — | $2,818 | $46,619 | $42,368 | 36.6x |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV | — | — | $2,225 | $38,627 | $33,511 | 36.7x |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA | — | — | $3,423 | $51,402 | $51,688 | 36.8x |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | — | — | $2,779 | $46,731 | $42,193 | 37.0x |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC | — | — | $2,245 | $45,147 | $34,148 | 37.0x |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA | — | — | $2,576 | $63,022 | $39,552 | 37.4x |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC | — | — | $2,405 | $48,991 | $37,097 | 37.6x |