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.
| University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | $34,542 | $16,124 | $48,958 | $70,439 | $59,221 | 2.0x |
| Academy of Hair Design-Pearl Pearl, MS | — | — | $16,468 | $25,042 | $19,921 | 2.0x |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus North Richland Hills, TX | — | — | $25,913 | $33,677 | $31,349 | 2.0x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City Holladay, UT | — | — | $22,214 | $31,097 | $26,893 | 2.0x |
| Turning Point Beauty College Chandler, AZ | — | — | $14,492 | $31,427 | $17,556 | 2.0x |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | — | — | $22,146 | $29,857 | $26,885 | 2.0x |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA | $40,873 | $19,013 | $58,985 | $78,620 | $71,631 | 2.0x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford Rockford, IL | — | — | $20,655 | $22,179 | $25,109 | 2.0x |
| KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX | — | — | $24,783 | $27,651 | $30,187 | 2.0x |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands, CA | — | — | $18,357 | $20,227 | $22,412 | 2.1x |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | $63,936 | $36,485 | $84,690 | $105,724 | $103,470 | 2.1x |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | $65,530 | $37,333 | $88,974 | $112,538 | $108,772 | 2.1x |
| Escuela Hotelera de San Juan Hato Rey, PR | — | — | $17,054 | $20,977 | $20,854 | 2.1x |
| Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria Alexandria, LA | — | — | $20,201 | $27,850 | $24,707 | 2.1x |
| ATA Career Education Spring Hill, FL | — | — | $28,250 | $40,854 | $34,577 | 2.1x |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy Troy, MI | — | — | $18,013 | $24,777 | $22,058 | 2.1x |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA | — | — | $31,578 | $42,937 | $38,673 | 2.1x |
| Colorado Media School Denver, CO | — | — | $30,514 | $31,953 | $37,423 | 2.1x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA | — | — | $21,920 | $31,116 | $26,897 | 2.1x |
| South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA | — | — | $28,049 | $68,975 | $34,421 | 2.1x |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | — | — | $29,614 | $40,980 | $36,368 | 2.1x |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology Oswego, IL | — | — | $19,050 | $30,722 | $23,412 | 2.1x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg Rexburg, ID | — | — | $21,759 | $25,338 | $26,774 | 2.1x |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA | — | — | $31,218 | $42,969 | $38,430 | 2.1x |
| Hair Professionals Career College Sycamore, IL | — | — | $19,133 | $29,526 | $23,568 | 2.1x |