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.
| Pacific College Costa Mesa, CA | — | — | $29,363 | $73,359 | $70,064 | 5.0x |
| Piedmont University Demorest, GA | — | — | $20,599 | $65,743 | $49,130 | 5.0x |
| Staunton School of Cosmetology Staunton, VA | — | — | $9,504 | — | $22,660 | 5.0x |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute Seekonk, MA | — | — | $20,255 | $46,174 | $48,281 | 5.0x |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, SC | — | — | $14,724 | $47,361 | $35,090 | 5.0x |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME | — | — | $18,885 | $54,264 | $44,991 | 5.0x |
| American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ | — | — | $15,172 | $50,399 | $36,144 | 5.0x |
| Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN | — | — | $24,902 | $56,802 | $59,317 | 5.0x |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | — | — | $23,130 | $64,802 | $55,031 | 4.9x |
| Vet Tech Institute of Indiana Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $16,045 | $38,858 | $38,146 | 4.9x |
| California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA | — | — | $17,683 | $38,025 | $42,014 | 4.9x |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV | — | — | $18,273 | $51,173 | $43,411 | 4.9x |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | — | — | $23,726 | $59,882 | $56,351 | 4.9x |
| College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN | — | — | $26,640 | $63,895 | $63,260 | 4.9x |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY | — | — | $20,311 | $55,132 | $48,231 | 4.9x |
| Central School of Practical Nursing Independence, OH | — | — | $21,369 | $53,902 | $50,672 | 4.9x |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA | — | — | $13,756 | $37,765 | $32,613 | 4.9x |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL | — | — | $24,717 | $60,630 | $58,572 | 4.9x |
| Roanoke College Salem, VA | — | — | $24,503 | $56,840 | $58,047 | 4.9x |
| The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN | — | — | $27,846 | $75,595 | $65,934 | 4.9x |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | — | — | $22,499 | $65,157 | $53,263 | 4.9x |
| Montgomery Community College Troy, NC | — | — | $13,832 | $41,824 | $32,742 | 4.9x |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Carolina, PR | — | — | $12,945 | $28,995 | $30,626 | 4.9x |
| Goucher College Baltimore, MD | — | — | $22,470 | $57,036 | $53,023 | 4.9x |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock Round Rock, TX | — | — | $9,892 | $28,691 | $23,338 | 4.9x |