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-Huntsville Huntsville, AL | — | — | $19,201 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 2.9x |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | $25,496 | — | $44,652 | $70,627 | $69,954 | 2.9x |
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills Owings Mills, MD | — | — | $15,997 | $26,908 | $25,073 | 2.9x |
| Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc Lansdale, PA | — | — | $15,962 | — | $25,019 | 2.9x |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH | — | — | $21,756 | $37,799 | $34,104 | 2.9x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Warren Warren, MI | — | — | $19,427 | $31,944 | $30,481 | 2.9x |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville Strongsville, OH | — | — | $17,487 | $30,248 | $27,446 | 2.9x |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | — | — | $20,491 | $27,641 | $32,162 | 2.9x |
| Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw Kennesaw, GA | — | — | $15,027 | $26,762 | $23,589 | 2.9x |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath Heath, OH | — | — | $15,971 | $21,863 | $25,078 | 2.9x |
| Springfield College Springfield, MA | — | — | $30,587 | $60,428 | $48,036 | 2.9x |
| Denham Springs Beauty School Denham Springs, LA | — | — | $11,649 | $19,680 | $18,298 | 2.9x |
| Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ | — | — | $32,839 | $51,181 | $51,612 | 2.9x |
| Collectiv Hair Dressing Academy-Collectiv Academy-Dallas Dallas, TX | — | — | $18,663 | $20,315 | $29,334 | 2.9x |
| ATA College Tulsa, OK | — | — | $25,951 | $59,574 | $40,823 | 2.9x |
| St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | $37,842 | $30,001 | $54,824 | $80,149 | $86,331 | 2.9x |
| Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, FL | — | — | $23,238 | $46,572 | $36,624 | 2.9x |
| Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC | — | — | $20,828 | $52,812 | $32,864 | 2.9x |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford, IL | — | — | $21,601 | $37,799 | $34,104 | 2.9x |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL | — | — | $21,932 | $41,457 | $34,627 | 2.9x |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City Sioux City, IA | — | — | $16,878 | $23,148 | $26,654 | 2.9x |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield Springfield, MO | — | — | $15,904 | $26,713 | $25,129 | 3.0x |
| College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE | — | — | $17,934 | $30,904 | $28,376 | 3.0x |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Flint Flint, MI | — | — | $18,996 | $31,741 | $30,060 | 3.0x |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign, IL | $31,832 | $19,995 | $51,220 | $79,628 | $81,054 | 3.0x |