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-Forty Fort Forty Fort, PA | — | — | $23,291 | $39,004 | $30,224 | 2.2x |
| Traxlers School of Hair Jackson, MS | — | — | $12,520 | $11,887 | $16,249 | 2.2x |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | — | — | $23,958 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 2.2x |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX | — | — | $31,288 | $38,038 | $40,648 | 2.2x |
| Aveda Institute-Tampa Bay Clearwater, FL | — | — | $22,630 | $29,369 | $29,449 | 2.3x |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL | — | — | $30,498 | $51,106 | $39,696 | 2.3x |
| Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $19,986 | $31,757 | $26,029 | 2.3x |
| The Salon Professional Academy Rapid City, SD | — | — | $18,146 | $35,007 | $23,641 | 2.3x |
| Ross College-Sylvania Sylvania, OH | — | — | $22,893 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.3x |
| Davis College Toledo, OH | — | — | $24,181 | $36,978 | $31,588 | 2.3x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW Chicago, IL | — | — | $21,856 | $31,963 | $28,554 | 2.3x |
| Design's School of Cosmetology Paso Robles, CA | — | — | $18,320 | $23,711 | $23,937 | 2.3x |
| La James International College-Davenport Davenport, IA | — | — | $17,813 | $30,491 | $23,303 | 2.3x |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | $66,300 | $11,143 | $77,976 | $98,311 | $102,051 | 2.3x |
| The Academy of Hair Design LLC Oklahoma City, OK | — | — | $18,005 | $20,792 | $23,567 | 2.3x |
| Allen School-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY | — | — | $26,106 | $37,719 | $34,186 | 2.3x |
| Empire Beauty School-Buffalo Cheektowaga, NY | — | — | $17,083 | $26,668 | $22,377 | 2.3x |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $67,020 | — | $87,670 | $132,971 | $114,862 | 2.3x |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA | — | — | $52,570 | $74,029 | $68,891 | 2.3x |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina, CA | — | — | $27,536 | $48,764 | $36,089 | 2.3x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno, CA | — | — | $22,624 | $26,817 | $29,671 | 2.3x |
| Fortis College-Columbus Westerville, OH | — | — | $27,708 | $40,980 | $36,368 | 2.3x |
| The Spa School Columbus, OH | — | — | $20,553 | $24,318 | $26,989 | 2.3x |
| Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology Boise, ID | — | — | $20,033 | $30,231 | $26,323 | 2.3x |
| SOHO Hair Academy Council Bluffs, IA | — | — | $13,198 | — | $17,349 | 2.3x |