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.
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $22,518 | $25,031 | $25,903 | 1.9x |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA | — | — | $33,431 | $43,139 | $38,492 | 1.9x |
| Don Roberts School of Hair Design Schererville, IN | — | — | $17,345 | $27,430 | $19,976 | 1.9x |
| Fortis Institute-Towson Towson, MD | — | — | $31,549 | $40,980 | $36,368 | 1.9x |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC | — | — | $21,322 | — | $24,581 | 1.9x |
| Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH | — | — | $28,226 | $37,132 | $32,641 | 1.9x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln, RI | — | — | $27,578 | $42,316 | $31,914 | 1.9x |
| University of Portland Portland, OR | $58,800 | $43,457 | $71,550 | $80,459 | $82,804 | 1.9x |
| Cortiva Institute Linthicum, MD | — | — | $26,328 | $34,762 | $30,474 | 1.9x |
| Nuvani Institute Eagle Pass, TX | — | — | $19,288 | $23,125 | $22,354 | 1.9x |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | — | — | $27,777 | $39,521 | $32,217 | 1.9x |
| Crescent City Bartending School New Orleans, LA | — | — | $19,311 | $30,134 | $22,407 | 1.9x |
| Cortiva Institute St. Petersburg, FL | — | — | $25,162 | $32,069 | $29,204 | 1.9x |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Houston, TX | — | — | $28,471 | $35,515 | $33,070 | 1.9x |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | $67,100 | $57,800 | $86,045 | $100,684 | $99,980 | 1.9x |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-San Antonio 410 San Antonio, TX | — | — | $21,036 | $24,315 | $24,450 | 1.9x |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO | — | — | $21,361 | $26,917 | $24,840 | 1.9x |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence, SC | — | — | $21,962 | $24,468 | $25,542 | 1.9x |
| Aveda Institute-Twin Falls Twin Falls, ID | — | — | $22,501 | $28,256 | $26,171 | 1.9x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain New Britain, CT | — | — | $33,240 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 1.9x |
| Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $21,711 | $22,419 | $25,328 | 1.9x |
| Spelman College Atlanta, GA | $29,025 | $19,811 | $51,394 | $58,897 | $59,993 | 1.9x |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | $44,300 | $13,954 | $57,568 | $74,093 | $67,253 | 1.9x |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco Waco, TX | — | — | $23,140 | $32,680 | $27,035 | 1.9x |
| Invictus Career College Dallas, TX | — | — | $23,837 | — | $27,850 | 1.9x |