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Browse U.S. colleges by cost and outcomes, using College Scorecard data across all 50 states. Find colleges similar to your target school that cost less but deliver comparable earnings.

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School	Net Price	Earnings (10yr)	Enrollment	Action
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College Warren, PA · Public	-	-	75	Find Alternatives
Natural Images Beauty College Clute, TX · Private For-Profit	$22,158	-	75	Find Alternatives
Nouvelle Institute Miami, FL · Private For-Profit	$14,236	$16,138	75	Find Alternatives
Northeast Technical Institute Scarborough, ME · Private For-Profit	$26,546	-	74	Find Alternatives
North-West College-Glendale Glendale, CA · Private For-Profit	$35,763	$37,542	71	Find Alternatives
Northeast College of Health Sciences Seneca Falls, NY · Private Nonprofit	-	-	71	Find Alternatives
Nathan Layne Institute of Cosmetology Chubbuck, ID · Private For-Profit	$18,788	$22,209	70	Find Alternatives
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater New York City, NY · Private Nonprofit	$40,023	$29,382	67	Find Alternatives
North Central Institute Clarksville, TN · Private For-Profit	$17,566	$55,027	61	Find Alternatives
Nashville Film Institute Nashville, TN · Private For-Profit	$25,472	-	60	Find Alternatives
Northcentral University San Diego, CA · Private Nonprofit	-	$48,414	60	Find Alternatives
New York College of Health Professions Syosset, NY · Private Nonprofit	-	$31,601	58	Find Alternatives
Northwest Technology Center-Alva Alva, OK · Public	-	$32,501	58	Find Alternatives
Northern Institute of Cosmetology Lorain, OH · Private For-Profit	$6,310	$21,904	57	Find Alternatives
New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene, OR · Private Nonprofit	$21,600	$31,115	56	Find Alternatives
Networks Barber College Calumet City, IL · Private For-Profit	$14,810	-	54	Find Alternatives
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA · Private Nonprofit	$32,033	-	50	Find Alternatives
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA · Private Nonprofit	$15,590	$60,551	50	Find Alternatives
Northern Tier Career Center Towanda, PA · Public	$14,960	$38,737	50	Find Alternatives
Neosho Beauty and Barber College Neosho, MO · Private For-Profit	$12,213	$18,280	47	Find Alternatives
National University of Natural Medicine Portland, OR · Private Nonprofit	-	-	41	Find Alternatives
New Tyler Barber College Inc North Little Rock, AR · Private For-Profit	$15,898	$18,715	39	Find Alternatives
New Dimensions School Joplin, MO · Private For-Profit	$7,309	$28,050	38	Find Alternatives
Northwest College-Beaverton Beaverton, OR · Private For-Profit	$17,862	$24,421	37	Find Alternatives
New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute New Orleans, LA · Private Nonprofit	-	-	36	Find Alternatives
National Personal Training Institute Orlando, FL · Private For-Profit	$15,110	-	36	Find Alternatives
Northwest College-Tualatin Tualatin, OR · Private For-Profit	$21,953	$24,421	35	Find Alternatives
Northwest College-Clackamas Happy Valley, OR · Private For-Profit	$18,488	$24,421	35	Find Alternatives
NewU University Washington, DC · Private Nonprofit	-	-	34	Find Alternatives
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA · Private Nonprofit	-	$74,576	33	Find Alternatives
Neecee's Barber College Abilene, TX · Private For-Profit	$20,205	-	32	Find Alternatives
New York Institute of Massage Inc Williamsville, NY · Private For-Profit	$27,232	$26,379	30	Find Alternatives
No Grease Barber School Charlotte, NC · Private For-Profit	$20,795	-	28	Find Alternatives
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts Washington, DC · Private Nonprofit	-	-	16	Find Alternatives
National Personal Training Institute-Tampa Tampa, FL · Private For-Profit	$14,838	-	15	Find Alternatives
National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL · Private Nonprofit	-	$58,723	13	Find Alternatives
Nuvani Institute San Antonio, TX · Private For-Profit	$20,439	$19,484	12	Find Alternatives
New Community Career & Technical Institute Newark, NJ · Private Nonprofit	$9,075	$40,200	11	Find Alternatives
Northern Technical College Pine Bluff, AR · Private For-Profit	$10,733	-	8	Find Alternatives
New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Mineola, NY · Private Nonprofit	-	-	3	Find Alternatives
Networks Barber College Chicago, IL · Private For-Profit	-	-	-	Find Alternatives
Nuvani Institute-South Campus Austin, TX · Private For-Profit	-	$22,354	-	Find Alternatives
Nuvani Institute-Del Rio Del Rio, TX · Private For-Profit	-	$22,354	-	Find Alternatives
Nuvani Institute-Uvalde Uvalde, TX · Private For-Profit	-	$19,484	-	Find Alternatives
Northwest Technology Center-Fairview Fairview, OK · Public	-	$32,501	-	Find Alternatives
NUC University - CCU - Bayamon Bayamon, PR · Private For-Profit	-	$24,785	-	Find Alternatives
NUC University - CCU - Caguas Caguas, PR · Private For-Profit	-	$24,785	-	Find Alternatives
NUC University - Florida Technical College - Tampa Tampa, FL · Private For-Profit	-	$24,785	-	Find Alternatives
NUC University - Florida Technical College - Orlando Orlando, FL · Private For-Profit	-	$24,785	-	Find Alternatives
NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Yauco Yauco, PR · Private For-Profit	-	$24,785	-	Find Alternatives

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Most-recent institution + cost-of-attendance file · 2024 (latest release) Accessed 2026-07-01 Net price is the average annual cost paid by federal-aid recipients. Earnings reflect graduate income 10 years after enrollment, per IRS-linked Treasury data.

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