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.
| International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs, CO | — | — | $20,725 | $28,766 | $22,332 | 1.7x |
| University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA | $52,536 | — | $78,813 | $83,130 | $84,943 | 1.7x |
| International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA | — | — | $18,347 | $21,554 | $19,799 | 1.7x |
| Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ | — | — | $33,983 | $39,609 | $36,718 | 1.7x |
| Milan Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | — | — | $23,010 | $29,355 | $24,879 | 1.7x |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL | — | — | $19,775 | $22,274 | $21,386 | 1.7x |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | $51,910 | $41,568 | $69,700 | $78,870 | $75,537 | 1.7x |
| Shore Beauty School Egg Harbor Township, NJ | — | — | $19,725 | $28,824 | $21,377 | 1.7x |
| Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $29,960 | $56,051 | $32,473 | 1.7x |
| Mountain State School of Massage Charleston, WV | — | — | $25,354 | $26,436 | $27,545 | 1.7x |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA | — | — | $36,466 | $47,661 | $39,633 | 1.7x |
| Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA | $34,382 | $28,736 | $50,600 | $53,646 | $55,017 | 1.7x |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan, TX | — | — | $25,491 | $22,614 | $27,724 | 1.7x |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA | — | — | $28,606 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.7x |
| Howard University Washington, DC | $37,996 | $6,112 | $57,918 | $72,974 | $63,066 | 1.7x |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | $29,746 | $12,055 | $43,256 | $52,398 | $47,258 | 1.7x |
| Community Care College Tulsa, OK | — | — | $26,489 | $31,820 | $28,954 | 1.7x |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe Tempe, AZ | — | — | $31,681 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 1.7x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $23,488 | $21,837 | $25,699 | 1.7x |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton, CA | — | — | $28,455 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.7x |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City West Atlantic City, NJ | — | — | $29,653 | $56,051 | $32,473 | 1.7x |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette Lafayette, LA | — | — | $21,777 | $21,980 | $23,904 | 1.7x |
| College of Court Reporting Inc Valparaiso, IN | — | — | $39,997 | — | $43,927 | 1.7x |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT | $44,646 | $21,567 | $56,876 | $62,009 | $62,472 | 1.7x |
| Mandl School-The College of Allied Health New York, NY | — | — | $35,578 | $48,793 | $39,108 | 1.7x |