MSF: Profile eval. and univ. selection advice

Hello folks.

I need some advice regarding my profile and where to apply for MS Finance considering my (slightly unusual) profile. I am a US citizen who studied in an Indian university so may be considered a domestic applicant. Considering my citizenship, I will NOT require a visa or sponsorship/OPT. Therefore, it is not necessary that I enroll in a STEM program. More details are as follows:

Citizenship: USA
Degree: Bachelor of Technology
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Overall GPA: 2.7/4.33 (WES eval. pending)
Last 4 semesters (70 credits) GPA: 3.14/4.33 (Ended up with an almost perfect GPA in the last semester)
GMAT: 670
IELTS: 8 bands

I have made a list of potential universities that I can apply to. I need to cut this list down to about 10 universities. Will appreciate all your advice. I guess my GPA is what is going to hold me back.

Purdue Univ.
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Gies)
Boston College (Carroll)
Northeastern Univ.
Univ. of California - Irvine
Univ. of Rochester (Simon)
Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Southern Methodist Univ. (Cox)
Fordham Univ. (Gabelli) - MSGF
Univ. of California - Riverside
Baruch (Zicklin)
Santa Clara University (Leavey)
Univ. of San Diego
Babson College
Univ. of San Diego
Babson College
Arizona State Univ. (Carey)
Syracuse Univ. (Whitman)
Univ. of Massachusetts - Boston
Loyola University (Quinlan)
 

Please feel free to add any others that you think are suitable.

Thank you.

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