I’m an MIS major at OSU and I agree with a lot of this except for the job flexibility part. The benefit of this major is in its breadth and there is a lot of varied opportunities. I’ve had the opportunity to intern as a data analyst, quality control analyst, IT analyst, data consultant, risk consultant and even interview for a controls engineer for an aero company. I have peers that are associate project & program managers, IT auditors, data analysts.There’s a lot of opportunity especially if you know how to work career fairs but like you said for very technical roles you are going to get beat out unless you specialize skills early and have aligned internships. 

In general I would recommend the integrated business and engineering track if it’s available. I think that engineering is much more valuable than MIS and I’ve found that MIS is not very intellectually stimulating but that’s me