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.
| Carroll Community College Westminster, MD | — | — | $2,725 | $54,507 | $44,349 | 39.7x |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy Trotwood, OH | — | — | $1,889 | $31,144 | $30,389 | 39.2x |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser, WV | — | — | $2,914 | — | $46,022 | 38.5x |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC | — | — | $2,060 | $44,278 | $32,480 | 38.4x |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC | — | — | $1,863 | $34,297 | $29,307 | 38.3x |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring, TX | — | — | $2,458 | $50,818 | $38,382 | 38.0x |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL | — | — | $2,829 | $51,357 | $43,892 | 37.8x |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC | — | — | $2,405 | $48,991 | $37,097 | 37.6x |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA | — | — | $2,576 | $63,022 | $39,552 | 37.4x |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC | — | — | $2,245 | $45,147 | $34,148 | 37.0x |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | — | — | $2,779 | $46,731 | $42,193 | 37.0x |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA | — | — | $3,423 | $51,402 | $51,688 | 36.8x |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV | — | — | $2,225 | $38,627 | $33,511 | 36.7x |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA | — | — | $2,818 | $46,619 | $42,368 | 36.6x |
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | — | — | $4,195 | $68,713 | $62,763 | 36.4x |
| University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL | — | — | $4,815 | $77,321 | $71,588 | 36.2x |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC | — | — | $2,253 | $39,693 | $33,234 | 35.9x |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY | — | — | $6,174 | $92,950 | $90,610 | 35.7x |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA | — | — | $3,337 | $53,936 | $48,224 | 35.1x |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA | — | — | $2,457 | $43,835 | $35,479 | 35.1x |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV | — | — | $3,461 | $38,557 | $49,130 | 34.5x |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley, FL | — | — | $2,307 | $34,965 | $32,320 | 34.0x |
| Victoria College Victoria, TX | — | — | $3,043 | $61,363 | $42,382 | 33.8x |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | — | — | $3,133 | $63,039 | $43,552 | 33.8x |
| Taft College Taft, CA | — | — | $2,823 | $44,555 | $38,861 | 33.4x |