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.
| Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown, NY | — | — | $21,312 | $21,467 | $18,753 | 1.2x |
| Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY | — | — | $22,871 | $25,640 | $20,156 | 1.2x |
| Award Beauty School Hagerstown, MD | — | — | $20,576 | $25,768 | $18,172 | 1.2x |
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School Annapolis, MD | — | — | $31,528 | $33,347 | $27,891 | 1.2x |
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | $68,766 | $73,786 | $90,692 | $65,618 | $80,257 | 1.2x |
| University of Richmond Richmond, VA | $67,840 | $58,071 | $85,850 | $84,260 | $76,178 | 1.2x |
| American Advanced Technicians Institute Hialeah, FL | — | — | $44,484 | $45,076 | $39,494 | 1.2x |
| Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | — | $48,208 | $85,526 | $68,467 | $75,951 | 1.2x |
| Beal University Bangor, ME | — | — | $40,109 | $47,611 | $35,639 | 1.2x |
| North-West College-San Diego San Diego, CA | — | — | $46,503 | $48,064 | $41,472 | 1.2x |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | $71,982 | $58,180 | $93,182 | $97,474 | $83,214 | 1.2x |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | — | — | $38,808 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 1.2x |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield Southfield, MI | — | — | $38,786 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 1.2x |
| Cozmo Beauty School Bonita Springs, FL | — | — | $27,214 | $33,007 | $24,319 | 1.2x |
| Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA | $62,035 | $44,534 | $77,320 | $65,650 | $69,107 | 1.2x |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA | — | — | $46,080 | $35,256 | $41,198 | 1.2x |
| Willamette University Salem, OR | $48,000 | $29,082 | $63,606 | $54,450 | $56,911 | 1.2x |
| Centre College Danville, KY | — | $51,167 | $73,990 | $64,933 | $66,240 | 1.2x |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church Falls Church, VA | — | — | $38,690 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 1.2x |
| Sewanee: The University of the South Sewanee, TN | $55,822 | $43,500 | $72,148 | $63,966 | $64,911 | 1.2x |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville Clarksville, IN | — | — | $24,899 | $26,418 | $22,402 | 1.2x |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas Dallas, TX | — | — | $38,488 | $38,251 | $34,657 | 1.3x |
| The New School New York, NY | — | — | $58,741 | $56,719 | $52,901 | 1.3x |
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | $56,545 | $29,184 | $76,602 | $72,921 | $69,039 | 1.3x |
| South Florida Institute of Technology Miami, FL | — | — | $31,695 | $38,955 | $28,570 | 1.3x |