I have also heard that this degree is mainly for people who are already in the field and need that management degree to move up.

MIS is not a management degree in the business sense of the word, i.e. managers that manage lower level employees. The management part means managing information systems, not managing people. In this sense you kind of treat computers like people, but without the psychology and personal motivational issues that come with human beings. Instead, you are managing them in terms of budgeting and planning for hardware/software purchases, accessing technology needs, disaster recovery plans, compliance with legal matters, etc.

can't deal with the coding, I was having a mental breakdown once a week trying to do it for my classes.

What's the reason for this, though? You do realize that the other side of IT can get just as technical and abstract. It sounds more like you just don't like doing harder, technical stuff. That is fine, but I would avoid the tech field entirely if that is the case. Java can be a walk in the park compared to advanced networking.

An MIS degree might be fine for you since it certainly is a lot easier than software design, but I would almost look into an entirely different field. Any IT job beyond help desk will have stuff that is programming-like, even if it is not designing software. Any good sys admin knows how to write and implement scripts.

I am looking for a general degree I can actually get a job with and not be in poverty from,

Bad reasons to go into this field, combined with your feelings toward programming. I feel like you would do better in accounting or finance or a more stable profession with less technical stuff to learn.