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.
| All-State Career School Essington, PA | — | — | $18,205 | $48,534 | $38,495 | 4.3x |
| National Aviation Academy of New England Concord, MA | — | — | $27,871 | $72,763 | $59,009 | 4.3x |
| CET-El Paso El Paso, TX | — | — | $15,578 | $40,676 | $32,986 | 4.3x |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Elmira, NY | — | — | $20,757 | $47,482 | $43,956 | 4.3x |
| Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC | — | — | $21,666 | $54,684 | $45,898 | 4.3x |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH | — | — | $23,589 | $49,762 | $50,030 | 4.3x |
| Summit Salon Academy-Portland Tigard, OR | — | — | $11,362 | $29,460 | $24,106 | 4.3x |
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA | — | — | $26,196 | $49,755 | $55,619 | 4.3x |
| Hilbert College Hamburg, NY | — | — | $22,723 | $53,063 | $48,309 | 4.3x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM | — | — | $15,634 | $31,032 | $33,273 | 4.3x |
| College of Hair Design Careers Salem, OR | — | — | $11,236 | $30,379 | $23,915 | 4.3x |
| Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX | — | — | $26,182 | $59,305 | $55,736 | 4.3x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan Sterling Heights, MI | — | — | $12,625 | $31,116 | $26,897 | 4.3x |
| Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA | — | — | $23,624 | $49,479 | $50,330 | 4.3x |
| Strand College of Hair Design Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | $9,998 | $20,562 | $21,301 | 4.3x |
| All-State Career School-Pittsburgh West Mifflin, PA | — | — | $15,576 | $40,918 | $33,193 | 4.3x |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes, WV | — | — | $12,887 | $33,018 | $27,472 | 4.3x |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando Casselberry, FL | — | — | $24,995 | $71,478 | $53,341 | 4.3x |
| Nelson University Waxahachie, TX | — | — | $21,662 | $46,199 | $46,238 | 4.3x |
| Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | — | — | $28,785 | $79,047 | $61,480 | 4.3x |
| Yukon Beauty College Inc Yukon, OK | — | — | $9,338 | — | $19,950 | 4.3x |
| Guilford College Greensboro, NC | — | — | $22,270 | $50,433 | $47,590 | 4.3x |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool, NY | — | — | $19,002 | $40,165 | $40,658 | 4.3x |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY | — | — | $15,217 | $43,374 | $32,568 | 4.4x |
| University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT | — | — | $27,989 | $73,035 | $59,908 | 4.4x |