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.
| Ohio State Beauty Academy Lima, OH | — | — | $5,994 | $24,533 | $25,434 | 9.6x |
| Blackfeet Community College Browning, MT | — | — | $5,410 | $38,312 | $22,953 | 9.6x |
| Maria College of Albany Albany, NY | — | — | $13,082 | $69,643 | $55,458 | 9.6x |
| Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI | — | — | $12,547 | $60,517 | $53,187 | 9.6x |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA | — | — | $9,864 | $51,699 | $41,787 | 9.6x |
| Reading Area Community College Reading, PA | — | — | $9,228 | $45,446 | $39,082 | 9.6x |
| Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc Arroyo, PR | — | — | $5,809 | $21,250 | $24,591 | 9.6x |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | — | — | $10,260 | $49,668 | $43,407 | 9.6x |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA | — | — | $9,722 | $52,108 | $41,127 | 9.6x |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap, PA | — | — | $9,857 | $47,037 | $41,677 | 9.6x |
| Lamar Community College Lamar, CO | — | — | $9,161 | $39,711 | $38,719 | 9.6x |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA | — | — | $9,705 | $48,663 | $41,016 | 9.6x |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI | — | — | $11,101 | $57,764 | $46,894 | 9.6x |
| Dawson Community College Glendive, MT | — | — | $9,931 | $42,340 | $41,951 | 9.6x |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV | — | — | $8,325 | $47,693 | $35,132 | 9.6x |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | — | — | $11,315 | $63,514 | $47,647 | 9.5x |
| Glen Oaks Community College Centreville, MI | — | — | $8,918 | $52,191 | $37,540 | 9.5x |
| Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc West Monroe, LA | — | — | $4,430 | — | $18,603 | 9.5x |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN | — | — | $12,186 | $60,483 | $51,142 | 9.5x |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | — | — | $12,766 | $68,551 | $53,493 | 9.5x |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR | — | — | $8,044 | $45,597 | $33,706 | 9.5x |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | — | — | $12,937 | $57,453 | $54,163 | 9.5x |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | — | — | $8,440 | $48,396 | $35,325 | 9.5x |
| University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | — | — | $13,599 | $61,749 | $56,880 | 9.5x |
| University of Guam Mangilao, GU | — | — | $8,598 | — | $35,946 | 9.5x |