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.
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago, IL | — | — | $26,435 | $34,937 | $38,284 | 2.6x |
| Delta College South Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $21,331 | $29,675 | $30,894 | 2.6x |
| D'Mart Institute Barranquitas, PR | — | — | $11,972 | $14,445 | $17,340 | 2.6x |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $29,513 | $71,659 | $42,759 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Hanover Hanover, PA | — | — | $16,843 | $25,392 | $24,407 | 2.6x |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale, AZ | — | — | $21,459 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 2.6x |
| Southern Technical College Orlando, FL | — | — | $20,623 | $35,576 | $29,893 | 2.6x |
| YTI Career Institute-Altoona Altoona, PA | — | — | $20,822 | $34,067 | $30,188 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley Whitehall, PA | — | — | $17,293 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.6x |
| Eagle Gate College-Layton Layton, UT | — | — | $25,873 | $49,128 | $37,518 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Springfield Springfield, PA | — | — | $17,290 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.6x |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock Lubbock, TX | — | — | $14,950 | $22,298 | $21,685 | 2.6x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton Brighton, MI | — | — | $20,607 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.6x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Levittown Levittown, PA | — | — | $26,659 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 2.6x |
| Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design Newark, DE | — | — | $18,896 | $30,517 | $27,420 | 2.6x |
| American Institute-Toms River Toms River, NJ | — | — | $19,781 | $36,918 | $28,710 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI | — | — | $16,250 | $26,762 | $23,589 | 2.6x |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana Fontana, CA | — | — | $15,437 | $20,227 | $22,412 | 2.6x |
| Ross College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV | — | — | $20,989 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 2.6x |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus, OH | — | — | $20,800 | $31,803 | $30,231 | 2.6x |
| Southeast Texas Career Institute Silsbee, TX | — | — | $17,083 | $21,456 | $24,835 | 2.6x |
| Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, IN | — | — | $30,606 | $51,480 | $44,505 | 2.6x |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | $28,762 | $13,352 | $48,071 | $74,396 | $69,960 | 2.6x |
| Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | — | — | $29,208 | $41,829 | $42,509 | 2.6x |
| Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | $16,203 | $26,762 | $23,589 | 2.6x |