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.
| Beauty Academy of South Florida Hialeah Gardens, FL | — | — | $52,816 | $15,281 | $16,826 | -0.2x |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | $67,850 | $53,616 | $89,147 | $38,899 | $38,289 | 0.1x |
| Dorsey School of Beauty Taylor, MI | — | — | $30,126 | $20,480 | $13,256 | 0.1x |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp Hialeah, FL | — | — | $49,299 | $28,141 | $22,226 | 0.1x |
| Pacific College of Health and Science New York, NY | — | — | $57,004 | $34,536 | $26,209 | 0.1x |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido, CA | — | — | $52,498 | $31,114 | $24,366 | 0.2x |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco, TX | — | — | $38,486 | $17,654 | $18,519 | 0.2x |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York, NY | — | — | $55,553 | $29,927 | $27,019 | 0.2x |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana, CA | — | — | $48,328 | $28,159 | $24,244 | 0.3x |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA | — | — | $51,918 | $34,536 | $26,209 | 0.3x |
| New Professions Technical Institute Miami, FL | — | — | $50,756 | $31,999 | $25,962 | 0.3x |
| Manhattan School of Music New York, NY | — | — | $51,754 | $30,305 | $26,878 | 0.3x |
| Landmark College Putney, VT | — | — | $56,954 | $31,926 | $29,813 | 0.3x |
| Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA | — | — | $22,007 | $17,274 | $11,585 | 0.3x |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Laurel, MS | — | — | $25,753 | $12,585 | $13,849 | 0.3x |
| Celebrity School of Beauty Miami, FL | — | — | $28,762 | $16,463 | $15,626 | 0.4x |
| Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | $65,614 | $56,814 | $85,288 | $45,380 | $46,543 | 0.4x |
| Beacon College Leesburg, FL | — | — | $53,517 | $29,712 | $29,420 | 0.4x |
| Washington Barber College Inc Little Rock, AR | — | — | $15,563 | $22,065 | $8,579 | 0.4x |
| Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | $73,088 | $45,667 | $94,016 | $50,184 | $53,603 | 0.4x |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL | — | — | $37,240 | $22,274 | $21,386 | 0.4x |
| Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL | — | — | $41,985 | $33,141 | $25,811 | 0.5x |
| Shear Excellence Hair Academy Tampa, FL | — | — | $37,256 | $17,940 | $23,366 | 0.6x |
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | $71,178 | $58,046 | $93,046 | $54,450 | $58,418 | 0.6x |
| The Ailey School New York, NY | — | — | $35,855 | — | $22,782 | 0.6x |