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.
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia, SC | — | — | $18,210 | $27,444 | $26,696 | 2.7x |
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM | — | — | $21,084 | $38,890 | $30,917 | 2.7x |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa, FL | — | — | $14,277 | $23,234 | $20,948 | 2.7x |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME | — | — | $38,107 | $71,281 | $55,921 | 2.7x |
| Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Decatur, GA | — | — | $29,047 | $45,892 | $42,636 | 2.7x |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | $29,093 | $12,709 | $45,995 | $67,266 | $67,541 | 2.7x |
| Miller-Motte College-Columbus Columbus, GA | — | — | $21,179 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 2.7x |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ | — | — | $31,575 | $51,742 | $46,396 | 2.7x |
| Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC | — | — | $24,313 | $41,272 | $35,730 | 2.7x |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA | — | — | $20,286 | $38,017 | $29,827 | 2.7x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek Battle Creek, MI | — | — | $20,440 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.7x |
| Simon's Rock at Bard College Barrytown, NY | — | — | $31,625 | $45,380 | $46,543 | 2.7x |
| Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL | — | — | $23,043 | $40,934 | $33,928 | 2.7x |
| Empire Beauty School-Tucson Tucson, AZ | — | — | $17,013 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.7x |
| Aveda Institute-Boise Boise, ID | — | — | $16,599 | $26,105 | $24,470 | 2.7x |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | — | — | $21,050 | $28,696 | $31,055 | 2.7x |
| Miller-Motte College-Macon Macon, GA | — | — | $21,074 | $34,393 | $31,102 | 2.7x |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA | — | — | $27,551 | $44,565 | $40,669 | 2.7x |
| Ross College-Davenport Davenport, IA | — | — | $20,254 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.7x |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, OH | — | — | $23,374 | $45,736 | $34,509 | 2.7x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | — | — | $20,250 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.7x |
| Empire Beauty School-West Palm West Palm Beach, FL | — | — | $16,980 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.7x |
| Empire Beauty School-Maine Bangor, ME | — | — | $16,191 | $27,175 | $23,925 | 2.7x |
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, NC | — | — | $16,503 | $25,810 | $24,397 | 2.7x |
| Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | — | — | $48,661 | $74,009 | $71,958 | 2.7x |