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.
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario Ontario, OH | — | — | $19,502 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| Arnolds Beauty School Milan, TN | — | — | $18,139 | $21,053 | $27,828 | 2.8x |
| Louisburg College Louisburg, NC | — | — | $22,694 | $37,222 | $34,818 | 2.8x |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV | — | — | $10,627 | $18,033 | $16,306 | 2.8x |
| Graduate America College Garland, TX | — | — | $14,451 | $24,563 | $22,178 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | — | — | $19,592 | $32,987 | $30,072 | 2.8x |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA | $59,972 | $56,968 | $84,278 | $126,895 | $129,455 | 2.8x |
| Profile Institute of Barber-Styling Atlanta, GA | — | — | $16,685 | $25,087 | $25,629 | 2.8x |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | — | — | $26,029 | $39,964 | $39,993 | 2.8x |
| Avalon Institute-Aurora Aurora, CO | — | — | $15,856 | $32,789 | $24,367 | 2.8x |
| Fortis College-Smyrna Smyrna, GA | — | — | $23,657 | $40,980 | $36,368 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger Erlanger, KY | — | — | $19,448 | $34,405 | $29,898 | 2.8x |
| J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy Terre Haute, IN | — | — | $17,560 | $24,782 | $26,999 | 2.8x |
| Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne, NJ | — | — | $24,009 | $39,605 | $36,920 | 2.8x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park Roosevelt Park, MI | — | — | $19,544 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.8x |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA | — | — | $35,671 | $58,404 | $54,914 | 2.8x |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA | — | — | $45,848 | $38,076 | $70,649 | 2.9x |
| Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology Fort Pierce, FL | — | — | $43,941 | — | $67,739 | 2.9x |
| Tucson College of Beauty Tucson, AZ | — | — | $17,717 | $26,326 | $27,314 | 2.9x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing Lansing, MI | — | — | $19,501 | $32,987 | $30,072 | 2.9x |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA | — | — | $25,394 | $47,516 | $39,169 | 2.9x |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | $28,578 | $12,613 | $41,067 | $68,277 | $63,386 | 2.9x |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $60,816 | $63,160 | $83,258 | $152,843 | $128,566 | 2.9x |
| Webber International University Babson Park, FL | — | — | $29,529 | $50,359 | $45,606 | 2.9x |
| LaSalle Tech Houma, LA | — | — | $13,559 | $21,487 | $20,975 | 2.9x |