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 College-Montgomery Montgomery, AL | — | — | $21,006 | $33,893 | $26,652 | 2.2x |
| Mississippi State University Starkville, MS | $27,487 | $9,258 | $40,539 | $59,311 | $51,513 | 2.2x |
| Twin City Beauty College Saint Joseph, MI | — | — | $18,125 | $30,128 | $23,043 | 2.2x |
| Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York, NY | — | — | $18,892 | $24,506 | $24,022 | 2.2x |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya La Joya, TX | — | — | $15,627 | $20,068 | $19,880 | 2.2x |
| Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge Williamsville, NY | — | — | $20,598 | $25,970 | $26,249 | 2.2x |
| Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ | — | — | $19,137 | $25,810 | $24,397 | 2.2x |
| Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $25,781 | $39,556 | $32,886 | 2.2x |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | $28,980 | $6,808 | $42,720 | $64,969 | $54,501 | 2.2x |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber College Victoria, TX | — | — | $14,759 | $19,544 | $18,831 | 2.2x |
| Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute Bethpage, NY | — | — | $18,337 | $30,686 | $23,404 | 2.2x |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $27,960 | $10,170 | $44,540 | $62,769 | $56,887 | 2.2x |
| Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $17,520 | $26,668 | $22,377 | 2.2x |
| Emerson College Boston, MA | — | — | $49,180 | $55,925 | $62,832 | 2.2x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | — | — | $21,851 | $27,770 | $27,925 | 2.2x |
| ATA College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | — | — | $27,055 | $40,854 | $34,577 | 2.2x |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus McAllen, TX | — | — | $25,829 | $35,515 | $33,070 | 2.2x |
| Concorde Career Institute-Miramar Miramar, FL | — | — | $27,673 | $39,429 | $35,442 | 2.2x |
| Asher College Sacramento, CA | — | — | $35,499 | $46,572 | $45,468 | 2.2x |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis, MN | — | — | $17,649 | $37,748 | $22,606 | 2.2x |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty College Eureka, CA | — | — | $17,024 | $16,984 | $21,826 | 2.2x |
| Mississippi Barber Academy Jackson, MS | — | — | $17,356 | $20,010 | $22,284 | 2.2x |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Madison, WI | — | — | $19,549 | $30,635 | $25,117 | 2.2x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview Bridgeview, IL | — | — | $19,980 | $27,704 | $25,671 | 2.2x |
| Arthur's Beauty College Conway, AR | — | — | $17,082 | $28,726 | $21,954 | 2.2x |