International student - chances of being admitted in Grad School with funding?

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Hello,
I’m an international student in my senior year of Industrial Engineering and I intend to apply for masters degree in Engineering or Management in the US.
My cumulative GPA in my home country (Brazil) is 3.48 (after this year I think I can make it go up to 3.6), and in 2014 I attended Auburn University for two semesters in an exchange program. My GPA in Auburn is only 3.2 (As in German, Bs in engineering classes and one C - which still haunts me- in an engineering course as well). How these non-degree courses hurt my chances of being admitted into Grad School?
I should also state that I had undergrad research experience both in Auburn and Brazil, with publications in Brazil; moreover, my current job is related to research.

I am concerned if I should apply to Grad school since I can only study if I get financial support, TAs or RAs. Because of that, I was also considering UI in Urbana Champaign, Northwestern, NYU, Illinois Tech and even Cornell, so I dont know if I’m setting my expectations too high.

Can someone help me and tell me what my chances actually are?

Thank you so much.

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You might be better off posting in the Graduate School Forum. In any case, not all programs will give TA or RA support for Masters students. Usually if a school has a Ph.D. program that admits directly to the Ph.D., then the resources are reserved for those students. If a program requires all graduate students to start with a M.S. and does not accept Ph.D. students directly, then it is more possible to find funding. Another type of school which may have some support is a university with only a Masters level program. In that case, whatever support is available is for Masters students.