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.
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville, TN | — | — | $29,039 | $39,556 | $32,886 | 1.8x |
| Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA | — | — | $37,702 | $47,337 | $42,712 | 1.8x |
| Loraines Academy & Spa Saint Petersburg, FL | — | — | $16,186 | $22,075 | $18,342 | 1.8x |
| Nouvelle Institute Miami, FL | — | — | $14,236 | $16,481 | $16,138 | 1.8x |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda, CA | — | — | $27,464 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.8x |
| Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $32,351 | $43,016 | $36,689 | 1.8x |
| Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $51,248 | $50,900 | $58,152 | 1.8x |
| Empire Beauty School-Lebanon Lebanon, PA | — | — | $19,710 | $26,668 | $22,377 | 1.8x |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | $41,932 | $18,799 | $61,416 | $76,850 | $69,738 | 1.8x |
| Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $21,757 | $27,850 | $24,707 | 1.8x |
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | — | $30,039 | $78,188 | $91,378 | $88,794 | 1.8x |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina, CA | — | — | $27,414 | $34,461 | $31,141 | 1.8x |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA | — | — | $20,738 | $24,880 | $23,576 | 1.8x |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne Melbourne, FL | — | — | $14,520 | $23,567 | $16,515 | 1.8x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland Twinsburg, OH | — | — | $27,260 | $25,211 | $31,064 | 1.8x |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX | — | — | $23,724 | $32,680 | $27,035 | 1.8x |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | $52,670 | $30,597 | $73,380 | $84,363 | $83,759 | 1.9x |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $56,994 | $36,246 | $76,087 | $91,448 | $86,863 | 1.9x |
| William Edge Institute New Braunfels, TX | — | — | $20,177 | $18,714 | $23,040 | 1.9x |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology Irving, TX | — | — | $23,096 | $31,919 | $26,381 | 1.9x |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $48,986 | $25,148 | $65,360 | $74,665 | $74,742 | 1.9x |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale Mattydale, NY | — | — | $20,904 | $28,496 | $23,906 | 1.9x |
| Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $33,647 | $12,261 | $48,199 | $64,616 | $55,198 | 1.9x |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio San Antonio, TX | — | — | $28,829 | $35,515 | $33,070 | 1.9x |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn Detroit, MI | — | — | $25,615 | $34,001 | $29,392 | 1.9x |