Nov 19, 2014 12:42 PM EST By Russell Westerholm, UniversityHerald Reporter

Health and physical fitness can sometimes be overlooked as a college major, but it is an important professional field and graduates have to opportunity to focus on many different concentrations.

For example, as College Factual noted, coursework typically consists of exercise science, biology, anatomy, physical education, nutrition, exercise techniques and injury prevention. The field includes professions in sports, teaching, government, local rec centers and more.

Plus, physical fitness is coming to the forefront of many Americans' priorities, so job listings for health pros figure to be aplenty.

Per USA Today, here is College Factual's top 10 schools at which to major in health and physical fitness.

1.     University of Michigan

Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Acceptance rate: 32 percent

Avg. starting/ mid-career: salary: $43,000/ $62,000

2.     University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Location: Amherst, Mass.

Acceptance rate: 63 percent

Avg. mid-career: salary: $71,000

3.     University of San Francisco

Location: San Francisco, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 69 percent

Avg. starting/ mid-career: salary: $45,000/ $67,000

4.     Wake Forest University

Location: Winston Salem, N.C.

Acceptance rate: 34 percent

Avg. starting/ mid-career: salary: $40,000/ $71,000

5.     University of Virginia

Location: Charlottesville, Va.

Acceptance rate: 30 percent

Avg. starting: $40,000

6.     James Madison University

Location: Harrisonburg, Va.

Acceptance rate: 61 percent

Avg. starting/ mid-career: salary: $36,000 /$70,000

7.     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

Acceptance rate: 62 percent

Avg. starting/ mid-career: salary: $40,000/ $68,000

8.     University of Georgia

Location: Athens, Ga.

Acceptance rate: 55 percent

Avg. mid-career: salary: $61,000

9.     University of Delaware

Location: Newark, Del.

Acceptance rate: 57 percent

Avg. starting/ mid-career: salary: $35,000/ $69,000

10.  University of Texas - Austin

Location: Austin, Texas

Acceptance rate: 40 percent

Avg. mid-career: salary: $67,000

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