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.
| CET-San Diego San Diego, CA | — | — | $22,035 | $40,676 | $32,986 | 2.7x |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton Scranton, PA | — | — | $20,186 | $39,004 | $30,224 | 2.7x |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN | — | — | $21,473 | $37,067 | $32,156 | 2.7x |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA | — | — | $25,380 | $49,241 | $38,015 | 2.7x |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus League City, TX | — | — | $20,927 | $33,677 | $31,349 | 2.7x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY | — | — | $20,062 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.7x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City Rapid City, SD | — | — | $19,694 | $28,685 | $29,547 | 2.8x |
| Casal Aveda Institute Niles, OH | — | — | $14,958 | $22,484 | $22,453 | 2.8x |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North Grand Rapids, MI | — | — | $20,033 | $32,987 | $30,072 | 2.8x |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY | — | — | $19,909 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH | — | — | $24,913 | $31,953 | $37,423 | 2.8x |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA | — | — | $25,496 | $42,211 | $38,317 | 2.8x |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina West Covina, CA | — | — | $17,928 | $24,271 | $26,956 | 2.8x |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor Mentor, OH | — | — | $18,251 | $30,248 | $27,446 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Granger Mishawaka, IN | — | — | $20,260 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 2.8x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC | — | — | $17,726 | $27,444 | $26,696 | 2.8x |
| First Class Cosmetology School Beloit, WI | — | — | $17,777 | $22,737 | $26,792 | 2.8x |
| Hot Springs Beauty College Hot Springs, AR | — | — | $14,294 | $17,754 | $21,563 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Midland Midland, MI | — | — | $19,817 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Portage Portage, MI | — | — | $19,920 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.8x |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver Detroit, MI | — | — | $17,687 | $58,285 | $26,702 | 2.8x |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL | — | — | $25,598 | $47,136 | $38,683 | 2.8x |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX | — | — | $17,864 | $32,680 | $27,035 | 2.8x |
| Institute of Technology Clovis, CA | — | — | $23,159 | $43,172 | $35,095 | 2.8x |
| Bethel College-North Newton North Newton, KS | — | — | $32,917 | $55,094 | $49,898 | 2.8x |