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.
| Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN | — | — | $10,946 | $34,501 | $25,410 | 4.8x |
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | $15,258 | $42,622 | $35,421 | 4.8x |
| Central College Pella, IA | — | — | $23,377 | $55,693 | $54,317 | 4.8x |
| Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX | — | — | $22,778 | $55,144 | $52,946 | 4.8x |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR | — | — | $12,675 | $33,230 | $29,521 | 4.8x |
| Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA | — | — | $22,204 | $53,942 | $51,748 | 4.8x |
| Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI | — | — | $20,301 | $53,010 | $47,314 | 4.8x |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL | — | — | $21,989 | $54,115 | $51,262 | 4.8x |
| Warner University Lake Wales, FL | — | — | $19,748 | $50,390 | $46,086 | 4.8x |
| Mech-Tech College Caguas, PR | — | — | $10,697 | $27,415 | $24,967 | 4.8x |
| Malone University Canton, OH | — | — | $20,948 | $51,485 | $48,909 | 4.8x |
| Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK | — | — | $14,607 | $41,241 | $34,117 | 4.8x |
| Hampton University Hampton, VA | — | — | $25,319 | $61,865 | $59,159 | 4.8x |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande, OH | — | — | $17,231 | $42,114 | $40,264 | 4.8x |
| University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH | — | — | $21,807 | $56,340 | $50,968 | 4.8x |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | — | — | $26,285 | $68,600 | $61,504 | 4.8x |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago Chicago, IL | — | — | $12,419 | $29,043 | $29,075 | 4.9x |
| Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD | — | — | $26,505 | $66,853 | $62,079 | 4.9x |
| UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA | — | — | $29,374 | $79,778 | $68,801 | 4.9x |
| Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ | — | — | $11,200 | $24,388 | $26,269 | 4.9x |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | — | — | $26,598 | $66,236 | $62,399 | 4.9x |
| Texas Southern University Houston, TX | — | — | $16,590 | $55,112 | $38,924 | 4.9x |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $35,558 | $112,516 | $83,438 | 4.9x |
| Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN | — | — | $25,292 | $69,406 | $59,354 | 4.9x |
| Washington College Chestertown, MD | — | — | $27,898 | $58,768 | $65,518 | 4.9x |