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.
| Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe, AZ | — | — | $43,883 | $32,631 | $29,544 | 0.7x |
| Stetson University DeLand, FL | — | $47,614 | $78,032 | $57,773 | $51,642 | 0.7x |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead Hempstead, NY | — | — | $26,387 | $29,356 | $17,378 | 0.6x |
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $68,340 | $52,113 | $89,528 | $51,715 | $58,343 | 0.6x |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY | — | — | $41,416 | $31,967 | $26,975 | 0.6x |
| Moler Barber College Oakland, CA | — | — | $23,361 | $24,442 | $15,204 | 0.6x |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | — | — | $26,726 | — | $17,269 | 0.6x |
| The Ailey School New York, NY | — | — | $35,855 | — | $22,782 | 0.6x |
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | $71,178 | $58,046 | $93,046 | $54,450 | $58,418 | 0.6x |
| Shear Excellence Hair Academy Tampa, FL | — | — | $37,256 | $17,940 | $23,366 | 0.6x |
| Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL | — | — | $41,985 | $33,141 | $25,811 | 0.5x |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL | — | — | $37,240 | $22,274 | $21,386 | 0.4x |
| Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | $73,088 | $45,667 | $94,016 | $50,184 | $53,603 | 0.4x |
| Washington Barber College Inc Little Rock, AR | — | — | $15,563 | $22,065 | $8,579 | 0.4x |
| Beacon College Leesburg, FL | — | — | $53,517 | $29,712 | $29,420 | 0.4x |
| Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | $65,614 | $56,814 | $85,288 | $45,380 | $46,543 | 0.4x |
| Celebrity School of Beauty Miami, FL | — | — | $28,762 | $16,463 | $15,626 | 0.4x |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Laurel, MS | — | — | $25,753 | $12,585 | $13,849 | 0.3x |
| Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA | — | — | $22,007 | $17,274 | $11,585 | 0.3x |
| Landmark College Putney, VT | — | — | $56,954 | $31,926 | $29,813 | 0.3x |
| Manhattan School of Music New York, NY | — | — | $51,754 | $30,305 | $26,878 | 0.3x |
| New Professions Technical Institute Miami, FL | — | — | $50,756 | $31,999 | $25,962 | 0.3x |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA | — | — | $51,918 | $34,536 | $26,209 | 0.3x |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana, CA | — | — | $48,328 | $28,159 | $24,244 | 0.3x |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York, NY | — | — | $55,553 | $29,927 | $27,019 | 0.2x |