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.
| International Academy of Style Reno, NV | — | — | $19,209 | $33,517 | $32,709 | 3.3x |
| Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | — | — | $21,249 | $36,684 | $36,260 | 3.3x |
| Southern Technical College Fort Myers, FL | — | — | $21,171 | $43,649 | $36,155 | 3.3x |
| Wartburg College Waverly, IA | — | — | $32,908 | $58,373 | $56,201 | 3.3x |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO | — | — | $29,500 | $58,576 | $50,416 | 3.3x |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | — | — | $32,811 | $63,361 | $56,075 | 3.3x |
| Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK | — | — | $20,150 | $39,375 | $34,468 | 3.3x |
| Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS | — | — | $27,712 | $55,434 | $47,485 | 3.3x |
| Omega Institute of Cosmetology Houma, LA | — | — | $8,706 | $22,934 | $14,923 | 3.3x |
| Angeles College Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $28,639 | $33,534 | $49,108 | 3.3x |
| Sierra College of Beauty Merced, CA | — | — | $10,794 | $17,912 | $18,519 | 3.3x |
| Misericordia University Dallas, PA | — | — | $37,485 | $69,973 | $64,313 | 3.3x |
| Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | — | — | $35,273 | $62,363 | $60,583 | 3.3x |
| Pacific Union College Angwin, CA | — | — | $41,008 | $88,027 | $70,484 | 3.3x |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | $30,000 | $9,295 | $31,626 | $60,629 | $54,384 | 3.3x |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska Onalaska, WI | — | — | $17,857 | $32,128 | $30,744 | 3.3x |
| H W Brewster Technical College Tampa, FL | — | — | $15,711 | $39,799 | $27,053 | 3.3x |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa, AZ | — | — | $22,453 | $42,937 | $38,673 | 3.3x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin Elgin, IL | — | — | $20,671 | $32,736 | $35,650 | 3.3x |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology Denver, CO | — | — | $22,905 | $44,822 | $39,506 | 3.3x |
| Stellar Career College-Crown Point Crown Point, IN | — | — | $17,587 | $36,035 | $30,337 | 3.3x |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen McAllen, TX | — | — | $11,507 | $20,068 | $19,880 | 3.3x |
| Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO | — | — | $27,006 | $52,550 | $46,660 | 3.3x |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $19,789 | $35,243 | $34,222 | 3.3x |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY | — | — | $26,683 | $48,703 | $46,145 | 3.3x |