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.
| Lyle's College of Beauty Bakersfield, CA | — | — | $23,572 | $19,346 | $25,913 | 1.7x |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | — | $30,804 | $47,734 | $50,691 | $52,575 | 1.8x |
| The Beauty Institute West Palm Beach, FL | — | — | $20,896 | $27,855 | $23,023 | 1.8x |
| California Career College Canoga Park, CA | — | — | $46,880 | $105,760 | $51,684 | 1.8x |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Fall River, MA | — | — | $29,124 | $19,985 | $32,113 | 1.8x |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $47,472 | $23,464 | $65,471 | $81,033 | $72,200 | 1.8x |
| Ohio State University Columbus, OH | $40,022 | $15,188 | $54,760 | $70,682 | $60,409 | 1.8x |
| Brown University Providence, RI | $65,656 | $60,190 | $84,728 | $94,678 | $93,487 | 1.8x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX | — | — | $24,814 | $26,657 | $27,384 | 1.8x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $23,951 | $27,128 | $26,446 | 1.8x |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA | — | — | $28,182 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.8x |
| Integrated Massage Therapy Services Blackfoot, ID | — | — | $22,048 | $25,102 | $24,368 | 1.8x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Provo Provo, UT | — | — | $24,785 | $29,736 | $27,407 | 1.8x |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | — | — | $30,083 | $38,846 | $33,301 | 1.8x |
| Corinth Academy of Cosmetology Corinth, MS | — | — | $23,198 | $16,720 | $25,685 | 1.8x |
| College of Health Care Professions Houston, TX | — | — | $29,837 | $35,515 | $33,070 | 1.8x |
| Wheaton College, IL Wheaton, IL | $43,670 | $27,329 | $57,442 | $57,675 | $63,756 | 1.8x |
| Butler University Indianapolis, IN | $50,860 | $30,603 | $69,580 | $73,732 | $77,235 | 1.8x |
| St. John's College - Maryland Annapolis, MD | — | $28,017 | $46,466 | $45,787 | $51,584 | 1.8x |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $61,720 | $36,120 | $80,802 | $91,483 | $89,812 | 1.8x |
| Lynn University Boca Raton, FL | — | — | $44,089 | $53,587 | $49,006 | 1.8x |
| Northwest College-Tualatin Tualatin, OR | — | — | $21,953 | $30,364 | $24,421 | 1.8x |
| Messenger College Bedford, TX | — | — | $26,433 | — | $29,463 | 1.8x |
| David Pressley School of Cosmetology Royal Oak, MI | — | — | $20,598 | $26,279 | $22,973 | 1.8x |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Raymore, MO | — | — | $22,510 | $30,635 | $25,117 | 1.8x |